Bill Gates' company began supplying nuclear reactors to power data centers

On January 21, 2025, power engineering specialists TerraPower Bill Gates a nuclear startup founded announced a cooperation agreement with Sabey Data Centers (SDC) - a major data center developer, owner and operator (). DPC We are talking about the use of advanced TerraPower Natrium nuclear reactors at SDC facilities.

Against the background of the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the load on data centers is increasing. This leads to a rapid increase in energy consumption, and therefore operators are forced to introduce various technologies aimed at improving efficiency. In addition, companies are increasingly considering switching to alternative energy sources, and small nuclear reactors are one option.

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The Natrium plant combines a molten sodium reactor with a molten salt energy storage system. The capacity is 345 MW, while the storage technology is able to increase the output power of the system to 500 MW when necessary. The installation can be optimized according to the characteristics of a particular object. Natrium is said to be well suited to meet the data center's electricity needs as it can cope with peak loads.

The strategic collaboration between TerraPower and SDC envisages the possibility of building Natrium installations in the Rocky Mountain region as well as in. Texas These core reactors are expected to help provide stable power to SDC data centers even with future load growth.

Strategic collaboration with TerraPower represents an important step towards integrating clean, innovative energy technologies at the heart of our operations, "says Tim Mirick, SDC President.

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