California Reconsiders Nuclear Amid AI Power Supply Crunch

Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in nuclear energy, cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on the technology as artificial intelligence spikes electricity demand and the state struggles to meet its climate goals.

New state legislation introduced last month would allow California to approve the deployment of next-generation nuclear technologies that have been licensed by the federal government since 2005.

“With California having energy goals such as having 90% clean electricity by 2035, and 100% clean energy by 2045, nuclear energy is a source that must be considered,” Democratic state Assemblymember Lisa Calderon, who introduced the bill with Republican ...