AI’s power needs outpace data center growth, impacting Oklo and NuScale Power

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia , has stated that artificial intelligence requires 1,000 times more power than current capabilities can provide. Despite this, the growth in data centers, which would typically drive demand for nuclear reactor developers like Oklo and NuScale Power, appears to be facing delays. Oklo, still in pre-application stages with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and NuScale Power, which holds NRC approval but awaits customer procurement, may not see immediate benefits from AI’s power demand. The situation suggests that reactor demand is contingent on actual data center expansion rather than just AI power forecasts. The trajectory of data center construction in Texas and Missouri will be key indicators to watch.

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