According to Hacker News, Meta has signed a deal with TerraPower for eight Natrium 345 megawatt reactors—advanced nuclear plants designed to generate carbon-free electricity. The move underscores a growing trend: as artificial intelligence demands more power, major tech companies are turning to next-generation nuclear energy. Traditional power sources are struggling to keep pace with data center consumption at AI scale.

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