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House hearing spotlights nuclear power as primary option to meet surging AI data‑center demand
Summary
Witnesses and members at a House Science Committee subcommittee hearing emphasized nuclear energyas a reliable, low-carbon baseload for growing AI data-center loads while flagging fuel, regulatory and funding obstacles.
The Subcommittee on Energy of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee met for a hearing titled "Powering Demand, Nuclear Solutions for AI Infrastructure" to examine whether nuclear energy can supply the large, continuous electricity needs of artificial-intelligence data centers.
The hearing opened with the subcommittee chair announcing the panel and the topic. "Welcome to the hearing titled Powering Demand, Nuclear Solutions for AI Infrastructure," the chair said, framing the session around AIand electric demand. The chair and multiple members emphasized that projected growth in data-center electricity use — cited repeatedly in testimony as rising from about 25 gigawatts today to about 80 gigawatts…
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