NANO Nuclear becomes part of a Virginia alliance focused on rising data center electricity needs

NANO Nuclear Energy, a developer of portable microreactors, has joined the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC). The alliance aims to address the soaring electricity demand from Virginia's large and growing data centre market, which is being driven by the expansion of AI and cloud computing.

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