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Oracle plans to build 1GW data centre powered by nuclear SMRs
13 September 2024
US technology company Oracle has revealed plans to build a gigawatt-scale data centre, to be powered by three small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

Oracle鈥檚 chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison told investors in an earnings call for the company鈥檚 Q1 2025 results that demand for data centres had become so 鈥渃razy鈥� that the company is considering the use of new forms of nuclear power.
It is also planning to build bigger data centres of more than a gigawatt 鈥� so far, the largest of the Oracle鈥檚 162 data centres either operational or under construction is 800MW.
The huge demand for data centres worldwide, driven by artificial intelligence, continues to grow but there are fears construction could be constrained in future due to insufficient electricity.
Meanwhile, SMRs have been touted as a new form of carbon-free energy, with plants in theory quicker and easier to build than larger, conventional nuclear power stations. However, SMRs have so far failed to deliver on their promise.
Ellison did not reveal where Oracle would build the first of its gigawatt-scale data centres or when construction could start.
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