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Nuclear-powered data centres branded 'sustainable' under new EU rating scheme

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21 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 22 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The EU has introduced a new sustainability rating scheme that classifies nuclear-powered data centres as sustainable, integrating nuclear energy into its green taxonomy framework.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Data Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

EU policy now greenlights nuclear-powered data centres as sustainable, clearing a path for founders in data infrastructure to pitch nuclear-based solutions as compliant with green standards. You must update your compliance and marketing strategies to reflect this new sustainability endorsement or risk losing access in European markets.

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Data Infrastructurenuclear-energysustainabilityeu-regulationsdata-centresgreen-taxonomy