{"id":3558,"date":"2026-09-16T16:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:05:14","slug":"nuclear-power-is-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/nuclear-power-is-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Power is on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a blog post<\/a> last month, we talked about a pledge by the World Nuclear Association to support tripling global nuclear capacity. Just a few days ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report discussing energy consumption and projections, including the graphic above. (Attribution: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2060, Reference Data Series No. 1, IAEA, Vienna (2026), https:\/\/doi.org\/10.61092\/iaea.kljp-x0sr<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if to underline the point, just a few weeks ago, Google announced<\/a> a 22-year purchase agreement for up to 50% of the energy output from one of Finland’s two nuclear plants (run by Fortum) for use in nearby data centers and AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Reuters article<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We call this BYOP, bring your own power,” Google’s President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat told reporters <\/em>\u200bin Helsinki. “This is Google’s first nuclear energy deal outside of the United States.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The companies stated they will also explore the development of new nuclear and renewable energy in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, South Korea began assessing<\/a> its need for additional nuclear power plants to support its AI growth. They are expecting AI-driven demand for power to increase by 25-30 gigawatts. This is on top of their already increasing demand for electricity from EVs and electric heating (transitioning from gas). Nuclear energy currently covers just under a third of the country’s power needs with 26 nuclear reactors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Constellation is ramping-up the recommissioning of Three Mile Island<\/a> in Pennsylvania in a deal with Microsoft. Microsoft has agreed to purchase all of the plant\u2019s 835 megawatt output to power AI data centers. Microsoft VP of Energy, Bobby Hollis, said it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring nuclear energy online with the speed needed to match the growth of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuclear is poised to be a huge part of clean energy stability across the globe and Preferred Engineering<\/a> is here to support it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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