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On August 19, 2026, TechCrunch reported that TerraPower’s new nuclear reactor has a key advantage: it can be specifically used to power artificial intelligence data centers. The report emphasized that this technology is seen as a potential ‘secret weapon’ to address the high energy consumption issues of AI computing centers, but specific technical details and deployment progress were not disclosed in the summary.

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TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers | TechCrunch

TerraPower 计划今年宣布首个数据中心项目，其核反应堆利用熔盐储能技术应对 AI 算力波动。该公司已获 Meta 订购八座 Natrium 电站，首座已在怀俄明州建设，新电站预计 2027 年破土动工。与传统核反应堆相比，TerraPower 的 345 兆瓦熔盐冷却反应堆具备快速调节能力：通过持续裂变并将多余热量储存在熔盐罐中，而非直接改变输出功率，从而匹配风电、光伏等间歇性电源及数据中心 GPU 负载的剧烈波动。这一特性使其在应对 AI 训练与推理带来的瞬时高负荷时，比依赖大型电池组的天然气涡轮更具优势。