Big tech companies are turning to nuclear power as AI ramps up demand for electricity.

X-Energy is one of many nuclear startups to have benefitted from the AI-driven data center boom.

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The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants.

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