Westinghouse Electric has submitted its Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) for the eVinci Microreactor to the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), marking a major milestone.
The eVinci Microreactor is a potential solution for powering AI data centers, which have increasing energy demands.
The reactor uses a nuclear-grade heat pipe to transfer heat and can provide electrical power and high temperature heat for hydrogen fuel production.
Other companies like Oracle, Amazon's AWS, and Microsoft are also exploring nuclear energy solutions to power AI data centers.