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Emerging demands from AI data centers, electric vehicles, and quantum computing are set to drastically increase energy consumption. The transition to clean and reliable energy sources becomes critical as society grapples with climate change. Both experts acknowledged the need for nuclear energy in fulfilling these rising energy demands, especially considering it produces a significant amount of carbon-free power.
The conversation then shifted to small modular reactors (SMRs) – innovative designs that promise to enhance the safety and economic feasibility of nuclear energy. SMRs can be deployed closer to energy demand sites, such as data centers, reducing transmission losses and increasing reliability.