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Amazon said Monday that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania.
Tech

Amazon’s $20 billion bet on new Pennsylvania data centers is sparking concern over plugging into nuclear power plants

By Marc Levy and The Associated Press
June 9, 2025
Technicians at Commonwealth Fusion Systems check on a stack of toroidal field magnets.
Features

Nuclear fusion is the tech that could power AI and save the planet—if it ever works

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May 7, 2025
A nuclear power plant blows off some steam
Tech

Utility companies are crying foul because tech giants like Amazon want to bypass the grid by plugging their data centers directly into power plants

By Marc Levy and The Associated Press
January 27, 2025
Goldman Sachs says reaching net zero will cost $75 trillion—more than two times U.S. GDP
Environment

Goldman Sachs says reaching net zero will cost $75 trillion—more than two times U.S. GDP

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November 1, 2024
An aerial view of Three Mile Island, site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history
Tech

Silicon Valley is pouring billions into nuclear energy because without it, the U.S. risks ‘browning the grid’

By Alexa St. John, Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
October 16, 2024
A TSMC semiconductor factory viewed from the outside.
Tech

Taiwan’s surging energy prices are a warning for power-hungry American AI companies—and a boon for the biggest chip manufacturer

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April 18, 2024
U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage

U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage

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August 24, 2023
America’s nuclear power revival arrives—7 years late and $17 billion over budget
Finance

America’s nuclear power revival arrives—7 years late and $17 billion over budget

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
May 25, 2023
New Mexico says no to storing spent nuclear fuel as Biden touts nuclear energy: ‘The trouble is this is a forever decision’ 
Environment

New Mexico says no to storing spent nuclear fuel as Biden touts nuclear energy: ‘The trouble is this is a forever decision’ 

By Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated Press
March 18, 2023
Germany fudges exit from nuclear power, kicking energy crisis into next winter
Environment

Germany fudges exit from nuclear power, kicking energy crisis into next winter

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October 18, 2022
Water vapor rises from the cooling tower of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Germany
Finance

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine threw energy prices into chaos. Now, the price of a key metal is surging

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September 14, 2022
Nuclear disaster fears grow as Russia rejects call to demilitarize Europe’s largest plant. UN warns this could be ‘suicide’
Politics

Nuclear disaster fears grow as Russia rejects call to demilitarize Europe’s largest plant. UN warns this could be ‘suicide’

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August 19, 2022
A Russian solider patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Energodar on May 1, 2022

‘Any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing’: UN chief issues stark warning about Russian struggle over Ukraine power plant

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August 8, 2022
Workers at a floating solar farm in Portugal
Tech

There’s such a thing as too much sun for solar panels, and Europe’s solar industry is starting to buckle

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July 19, 2022
Japanese Fukushima Disaster

4 former executives blamed for Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered to pay $97 billion to shareholders

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July 14, 2022

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