Nuscale Power Corp

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By Ben Glickman

Shares of nuclear-power producers fell after regulators dealt a blow to an Amazon.com effort to use more nuclear energy, one of several as technology giants turn to the power source to fuel the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

Kairos and X-Energy are proposing to use TRISO fuel, which is coated in carbon and ceramic-based materials. "Big Tech Is Paving the Way for a Nuclear Breakthrough -- Heard on the Street," at 7 a.m. on Oct. 31, incorrectly said the fuel is coated with TRISO. Alternative coolants typically have much higher boiling points than water, which means reactors can operate in a low-pressure environment that prevents ruptures. The earlier version said the low-pressure environment prevents the fuel from exploding.

06:47 AM EDT, 10/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The most-talked-about stocks in the Reddit subforum Wallstreetbets were mixed hours before Thursday's opening bell. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) advanced by 8.2% premarket, following a 0.2% incr...