Google Makes Fresh Nuclear Power Bet as AI Energy Crunch Grows

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMarketWatch reports Google is making a fresh bet on nuclear power, with a deal equal to the output of a new reactor.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorConstellation's stock is rising sharply.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is live outside a power plant. Skip, try to stay out of the cooling tower this time.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm live at a nuclear plant, and I have never been this close to a promotion! Or to a very large pipe!

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentMarketWatch says the deal equals the power of one new reactor, aimed at the AI energy crunch. Constellation shares are rising sharply.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentSecurity asked me to stop calling the plant big and scary. I said it's a compliment. He's still holding my lanyard.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentSir, a moment! You live nearby. How do you feel about Google buying a reactor's worth of power for its computers?

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   Walt DunningHonestly, Skip, I'm fine with it. My toaster has more drama. I just want the lights on when my chili finishes.

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   Walt DunningIf a robot needs a hundred reactors to write a poem, I hope it's at least a good limerick.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThere you have it, Hank. America wants power, poetry, and chili. I'm damp from the steam, which I'm told is normal.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. Google wants a reactor's worth of power for AI, and a toaster may now be the most reasonable energy user in America.

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