Data-center demand and the commercialization of small modular reactors

Upcoming · manuscript in preparation

Nuclear & data centers
Can demand from data centers help small modular reactors become a commercial technology in the United States?

Research question

Can demand from data centers help small modular reactors become a commercial technology in the United States?

About this project

Technology companies have announced agreements to buy power from small modular reactors for their data centers. This project asks, at the scale of the United States, whether such demand can help SMRs move from their first units to wider commercial deployment. Details will follow on publication.

Manuscript in preparation

My contribution

I lead this study.