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  "id": 12497882,
  "title": "Google teams with nuclear power giant to give reactors a tune-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/google-teams-with-nuclear-power-giant-to-give-reactors-a-tune-up-12497882",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:08:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/07/google-teams-with-nuclear-power-giant-to-give-reactors-a-tune-up/5301498"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google recently agreed to a 20-year power purchase deal with Constellation Energy, securing 3,590 megawatts of future energy supply, including nearly a gigawatt of new nuclear capacity. The agreement aims to help Google power its ambitious datacenter operations. Constellation, the largest provider of atomic energy in the US, plans to bring an additional 890 megawatts of nuclear capacity online through targeted investments at multiple nuclear plants. These upgrades, known as uprates, will focus on existing nuclear plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The process involves modernizing and upgrading turbines, steam generators, and digital control systems, resulting in substantial capacity gains without the lengthy timelines or interconnection issues associated with building new plants. The other 2,700 megawatts in the deal will come from unspecified sources. Constellation anticipates investing $4.3 billion to fulfill its part of the agreement, with plans to complete its first uprated reactor by 2028. Google's datacenter spending for this year is projected to reach up to $205 billion, making secure power supply crucial for its AI initiatives. Microsoft and Meta are also exploring nuclear energy partnerships, with Microsoft reviving the Three Mile Island Unit 1 reactor and Meta working to save a nuclear plant in Illinois.",
  "summary": "Upgraded turbines, generators, and digital controls are expected to unlock an addition 890MW of capacity",
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        "title": "Google teams with nuclear power giant to give reactors a tune-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/google-teams-with-nuclear-power-giant-to-give-reactors-a-tune-up",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:08:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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