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AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI data center surge

CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity

 The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI
datacenters that are going to be built, according to the head of Amazon Web
Services (AWS). In an interview with the BBC, AWS chief executive Matt
Garman said the world is going to have to build new technologies to cope
with the projected energy demands of all the bit barns that are planned to
support AI. “I believe nuclear is a big part of that, particularly as we
look ten years out,” he said. AWS has already confirmed plans to invest £8
billion ($10.6 billion) on building out its digital and AI infrastructure
in Britain between now and the end of 2028 to meet “the growing needs of
our customers and partners.”

 The Register 16th May 2025 https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/amazon_nuclear_power_britain/

May 19, 2025 Posted by | technology | Leave a comment

French nuclear company Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets

 French state-owned nuclear fuel company Orano is exploring the sale of its
uranium assets in Niger after the breakdown of its relationship with the
west African country’s military rulers. Orano operates three mines in
Niger in a joint venture with the Russian-backed government that seized
power in a coup two years ago, but was stripped of its rights over one
project in June and forced to stop work at another soon after because of
financial pressures. It said at the time that Niger had blocked uranium
exports and halted payments of its obligations as joint venture partners
since the 2023 coup that toppled the country’s pro-western government.
This has forced Orano to look at a possible sale of its Niger assets,
according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

 FT 18th May 2025
https://www.ft.com/content/e0d5c62f-3794-4148-95e2-31deecbc7717

May 19, 2025 Posted by | business and costs, Niger | Leave a comment

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