Nuclear Power for Data Centers Over Decade Away at Dollar Per Kilowatt

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"The small nukes, the economics of data centers worldwide are the cost of power per kilowatt hour. The cheapest power on Earth is 1 cent a kilowatt hour in Saudi Arabia. If you looked at Nuke right now you'd be talking maybe a buck a kilowatt hour."

Data center developer Kevin Olirri stated small modular nuclear reactors are 11-15 years away from viability for AI infrastructure, currently costing approximately one dollar per kilowatt hour versus 1-6 cents for conventional power sources. Despite presidential support for nuclear deregulation, the economics make small nukes prohibitively expensive for data centers that require cost-competitive power at scale. Olirri operates facilities globally where power costs range from 1 cent in Saudi Arabia to 4-6 cents in North America.