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Why the tech bros are turning to nuclear

The enormous energy demands of AI are one reason why rich technology entrepreneurs are drawn to factory-built modular nukes.

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Last month Sam Altman, the (in)famous founder of OpenAI, posted a picture on social media of an elegant A-frame wooden building in a verdant tropical setting.

An advanced modular reactor, only 16m tall and taking up little more space than a tennis court. Hans van Leeuwen

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Gillian Tett is chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US of the Financial Times. She writes weekly columns, covering a range of economic, financial, political and social issues.

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