With wind energy facing a deep freeze from Washington, Gov. Hochul’s call for advancing nuclear power may prove crucial for the state to hit climate targets while courting energy-hungry high tech, experts said.

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Big tech energy needs, including for artificial intelligence, has elected officials giving nuclear power a serious reexamination

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By the 1970s and 1980s, nuclear power plants became integral to the country’s electricity supply, providing a stable and substantial portion of the nation’s energy.

The jaw-dropping energy demands of AI tools has led some California companies and lawmakers to re-examine the possibility of nuclear power.

Poland and Canada have signed an agreement that provides a legal framework for more intensive cooperation on nuclear power, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday after meeting his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.

Digihost, a cryptocurrency mining operation, said it may want to use small nuclear reactors to power its facility located off Erie Avenue in North Tonawanda.

The process seems to be moving much slower than at Vermont Yankee, according to a Department of Public Health representative on the state's nuclear panel. At Pilgrim, a dispute over the disposition of radioactive water has led to delays.

British maritime nuclear startup Core Power announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Seattle-based naval architecture firm Glosten to design a floating nuclear power plant to support southern U.S. ports by the early 2030s.

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.