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Title: Google announces first nuclear site to power its data centers

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:26:27 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-anno...

Big Tech's foray into nuclear power continues as Google announced the site of
its first nuclear reactor today, as part of its 2024 deal with startup Kairos
Power. Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will be home to the Hermes 2 plant, which will
supply Google with 50 megawatts of power under a long-term purchase agreement
with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

The Oak Ridge plant is the first in a 500-megawatt deal that comprises
multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) to provide power for Google's data
centers in Montgomery County, Tennessee, and Jackson County, Alabama. The
Hermes 2 is scheduled to begin operations in 2030.

In a statement, TVA CEO Don Moul said, "Nuclear is the bedrock of the future
of energy security. Google stepping in and helping shoulder the burden of the
cost and risk for first-of-a-kind nuclear projects not only helps Google get
to those solutions, but it keeps us from having to burden our customers with
development of that technology."

Google's deal with Kairos Power is expected to reach its full 500 MW
potential by 2035 and was the first-ever corporate deal to buy nuclear power
from SMRs. The financial specifics of the deal have not been released.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-
tech/google-announces-first-nuclear-site-to-power-its-data-centers-
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