Jensen Huang AI Power Crisis & Nuclear Stocks
Big Tech Nuclear Power Deals
| Company | Partner | Facility | Deal type | Capacity (MW) | Timeline | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft (MSFT) | Constellation Energy (CEG) | Crane Clean Energy Center (Three Mile Island Unit 1) | 20-Year PPA (100% Offtake) | 835 | 2028 | Dedicated zero-emission base-load for East Coast Azure AI hyperscale clusters. |
| Amazon Web Services (AMZN) | Talen Energy (TLN) | Cumulus Datacenter Campus (Susquehanna Nuclear) | Direct Behind-the-Meter Interconnect | 960 | Operational / Expanding | Bypass PJM utility grid interconnection delays via co-located nuclear plant campus. |
| Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL) | Kairos Power (Private) | Fleet Deployment of 6-7 SMRs | Corporate Master PPA (Fluoride Salt-Cooled) | 500 | 2030-2035 | Pioneer commercial Small Modular Reactor scale for 24/7 carbon-free computing. |
| Oracle (ORCL) | SMR Consortium (Disclosed by Larry Ellison) (Multiple SMR) | Gigawatt AI Supercomputer Campus | 3 Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Permitting | 1000 | 2029-2032 | Dedicated modular nuclear generation powering tens of thousands of Nvidia clusters. |
| Meta Platforms (META) | Nuclear RFP / Utility Clean Energy Alliances (CEG / VST / OKLO) | Llama AI Training Supercluster Hubs | 1GW to 4GW Clean Firm Power Procurement | 2500 | 2027-2031 | Secure sovereign base-load power for multi-cluster Llama-4 and Llama-5 training. |
Jensen Huang AI Power Crisis & Nuclear Energy Stocks
AI data centers consumed an estimated 178 TWh in 2024 and are projected to need 420 TWh by 2030, which is why hyperscalers are signing long-term nuclear power agreements.
Why AI Data Centers Are Running Out of Power
Data centers drew about 4.5% of US electricity demand in 2024. Grid interconnection queues in regions such as PJM and MISO average 6.2 years, while a liquid-cooled Blackwell NVL72 rack draws roughly 120 kW and next-generation Rubin racks are projected near 160 kW. Power, not silicon, is becoming the binding constraint on AI capacity.
Nuclear generation runs at a capacity factor near 93.5%, which makes it the main carbon-free base-load option for clusters that must run around the clock. Big Tech has contracted about 14.8 GW of nuclear capacity through power purchase agreements and co-location deals.
Jensen Huang (CEO, Nvidia) (GTC & Global Energy Summit Briefings): “The data centers of the future will be gigawatt-scale factories. We are running out of power before we run out of silicon. Nuclear is a wonderful way to provide energy to clean data centers.”
Larry Ellison (Chairman & CTO, Oracle) (Oracle Earnings Call): “We are in the middle of designing a data center that is north of a gigawatt... we found the location and the power place, we have building permits for three small modular nuclear reactors.”
Brad Smith (Vice Chair & President, Microsoft) (Crane Energy Center Announcement): “This agreement is a major milestone in Microsofts efforts to help decarbonize the grid in support of our commitment to become carbon negative. Nuclear energy provides 24/7 reliability that renewables alone cannot match.”
Nuclear & SMR Equity Universe
The companies below are the listed names most often tied to AI power demand. Each row shows the business segment, the catalyst tracked by Gemral Edge, and the risk band recorded in the dataset.
| Ticker | Company | Segment | Catalyst | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corporation | Unregulated Nuclear Generator | Three Mile Island Unit 1 revival under 20-year Microsoft PPA. | Moderate |
| VST | Vistra Corp | Nuclear & Competitive Independent Power | Comanche Peak license extension to 2053 + ERCOT datacenter power pricing surge. | Moderate-High |
| CCJ | Cameco Corporation | Uranium Mining & Westinghouse JV | Structural global uranium deficit + 49% Westinghouse reactor servicing stream. | Moderate |
| OKLO | Oklo Inc | Advanced Fast Fission SMR | Sam Altman chairman backing, micro-reactors 15-50MW tailored for AI pods. | Very High |
| SMR | NuScale Power Corporation | Light Water SMR Technology | First and only Small Modular Reactor design certified by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. | High |
| BWXT | BWX Technologies | Naval & Commercial Nuclear Components | TRISO micro-fuel production, naval nuclear monopoly, SMR component manufacturing. | Low-Moderate |