The pledge is nonbinding, but highlights the growing support for expanding nuclear power among leading industries, finance and governments.

Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, and Alphabet unit Google signed a pledge Wednesday to triple the global nuclear power supply by 2050. The tech behemoths said they had added their names to the World Nuclear Association’s “Large Energy Users Pledge,

Google recently signed a deal to purchase nuclear energy from multiple SMRs from Kairos Power. Kairos expects to deploy the first SMR by 2030, followed by further deployments through to 2035. In total, the US-only deal covers up to 500MW across six to seven reactors.