Roundtables: Why AI Companies Are Betting on Next-Gen Nuclear

AI is driving unprecedented investment for massive data centers and an energy supply that can support its huge computational appetite. One potential source of electricity for these facilities is next-generation nuclear power plants, which could be cheaper to construct and safer to operate than their predecessors.

Watch a discussion with our editors and reporters on hyperscale AI data centers and next-gen nuclear—two featured technologies on the MIT Technology Review 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026 list.

Speakers: Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor, Operations; Casey Crownhart, Senior Climate Reporter; and Mat Honan
Editor in Chief

Recorded on January 28, 2026

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