Amazon signs deals to build, invest in small modular nuclear reactors

Amazon announced a series of deals Wednesday aimed at building out small modular nuclear reactors, becoming the latest major technology company to invest in nuclear energy as Big Tech contends with the extensive energy needs of artificial intelligence (AI). 

As part of an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of public utilities in Washington state, the e-commerce and cloud computing giant will support the construction of four small modular reactors.  

The reactors...