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Google joins Microsoft in plans to restart US nuclear plants to power AI infrastructure

ABC News, 28 Oct 25

In short:

Google has unveiled a plan to restart a nuclear facility in the US in order to help power the company’s AI infrastructure.

It comes more than a year after another company announced it was restarting Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania following a power purchase agreement with Microsoft.

What’s next?

Google’s plant, which originally shut in 2020, is scheduled to return to service in 2029.

Google has unveiled a plan to restart a US nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company’s artificial intelligence infrastructure.

It made the announcement to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center in collaboration with electric power company NextEra Energy.

The facility, which was shuttered in 2020, would return to service in 2029 “to help power Google’s growing cloud and AI infrastructure in Iowa”, the companies said in a joint statement.

Google signed off on a 25-year agreement to purchase power from the facility once it restarted…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Google has announced other initiatives to secure additional power capacity, including a venture with Elementl Power to develop three advanced nuclear power plants in the United States. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/google-microsoft-restarting-nuclear-plants-for-ai-power/105941378

October 28, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety