Growing demand requires growing supply. With more and more data centers and industrial facilities coming online, the United States will likely need 40 GW of incremental peak power generation – requiring hundreds of billions of dollars of related investment – just over the next few years. As large corporate buyers of power seek to meet their climate goals, they are increasingly looking at nuclear power as a scalable and cost-effective option. In this episode, Chad Reed chat with Brandon Oyer, Head of Americas Power and Water at Amazon Web Services (AWS). They discuss Amazon’s recent efforts to contract with existing large scale and new small modular nuclear reactors, the benefits and risks associated with nuclear power, growing bipartisan support for nuclear development and much more. Links<a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-nuclear-small-modular-reactor-net-carbon-zero">Amazon signs agreements for innovative nuclear energy projects to address growing energy demands</a><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-nuclear-energy-smr-plans">7 ways Amazon is thinking big about nuclear energy</a><a href="https://davidgoggins.com/book/">David Goggins</a> Episode recorded November 25, 2024
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