Why AI Companies Are Hiring Nuclear Engineers

This episode explores a surprising hiring trend in AI: companies like Microsoft and Amazon are actively recruiting nuclear engineers to help power their data centers. Lucas and Luna discuss how the AI industry's insatiable energy demand is driving a shift toward small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced nuclear designs. They break down the economics—why nuclear is suddenly competitive with natural gas for 24/7 baseload power—and highlight a specific case: Microsoft's partnership with TerraPower to pilot a sodium-cooled reactor in Wyoming. The hosts also touch on the broader implications for the grid, including regulatory hurdles and the race to secure carbon-free energy for AI workloads. With NVIDIA's stock down 1.8% this week and AMD up 5%, they connect market moves to the escalating compute arms race. A thought-provoking look at how AI's energy problem is reshaping the energy industry itself. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #NuclearEnergy #DataCenters #SmallModularReactors #Microsoft #Amazon #TerraPower #EnergyGrid #CleanEnergy #TechWorkforce #HiringTrends #AIInfrastructure #Sustainability #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo