US nuclear reactor supplier Westinghouse Electric Company and European data centre developer and operator Data4 have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the use of Westinghouse AP300 small modular reactors (SMR) to power future data centres in Europe.
Under the agreement, Data4 has chosen the AP300 SMR as its technology of choice to evaluate deployment at one of its future data centres to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Data4’s chief executive officer Olivier Micheli said the data centre industry is undergoing a profound transformation. With the rise of AI, energy supply is evolving rapidly, he said.