Nuclear-power enthusiasts are more optimistic about the future of the technology. They think power demand will continue to increase, thanks in part to AI. And once online, new nuclear reactors will be used to displace older fossil-fuel plants, including those built to address nearer-term electricity needs.

As demand for clean electricity to run data centers increases, operators are considering nuclear energy. But the path to power has a few roadblocks.

Meta is turning to nuclear power to address its growing AI and data center energy needs, planning to add up to 4 GW of U.S. nuclear capacity by the early 2030s as energy demand triples. Meta Looks to Nuclear Energy

Meta (NASDAQ:META) is looking to bring nuclear reactors online starting in the early 2030s to power and support AI data centers and surrounding communities, Axios reported Tuesday, joining the likes of rivals Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN),