US-based NANO Nuclear Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Super Micro Computer (Supermicro) focused on exploring the integration of NANO Nuclear’s microreactor systems with Supermicro’s AI server and data centre platforms.
NANO Nuclear and Supermicro will explore opportunities to:
- Deploy NANO Nuclear’s microreactors to provide dedicated, on-site nuclear power for data centres;
- Integrate Supermicro’s AI server racks, cooling systems, and infrastructure with nuclear-powered energy solutions;
- Develop joint go-to-market strategies for hyperscale, enterprise, and edge data centre customers; and
- Enable a new class of self-powered, grid-independent AI infrastructure.
“This collaboration with Supermicro represents a powerful convergence of two transformative technologies: advanced nuclear energy and artificial intelligence infrastructure,” said NANO Nuclear Chairman and President Jay Yu. “The AI revolution is fundamentally an energy challenge, and we believe nuclear power is the only scalable solution capable of meeting that demand. By working alongside one of the world’s leading providers of AI server technology, we are positioning NANO Nuclear at the forefront of a new paradigm, where data centres are not constrained by the grid, but powered by dedicated, on-site nuclear energy systems.”
Through the MOU, NANO Nuclear gains direct access to global data centre operators and a high-growth market for its modular reactor technology. Supermicro will be able to offer customers a vertically integrated solution that provides both high-performance computing hardware and the sustainable energy needed to run it.
“This is exactly where the future is heading compute and power becoming a unified solution,” said NANO Nuclear CEO James Walker. “By aligning with Supermicro, NANO Nuclear is stepping directly into the center of one of the fastest growing and most capital-intensive markets in the world. This partnership opens the door to hyperscale opportunities that could redefine how data centres are built and powered.”
While the MOU is non-binding, it establishes a foundation for future definitive agreements and project-specific collaborations, positioning both companies to capitalise on the rapidly evolving intersection of energy and artificial intelligence.
The MOU is part of a 2024–2026 wave of big tech-nuclear agreements. As of May 2026, tech giants have committed to over 10 GWe of new nuclear capacity in the US alone to meet growing energy demands of AI data centres. These deals generally fall into two categories: restarting existing reactors for immediate baseload power and funding small modular reactors (SMRs) for future scalability.
Microsoft and Constellation Energy signed a 20-year deal to restart Three Mile Island unit 1 (renamed Crane Clean Energy Center) expected online by 2027/2028. Amazon (AWS) purchased the Susquehanna data centre campus from Talen Energy for $650m and signed a 17-year agreement for up to 1.9 GWe of power. Google signed a deal with Kairos Power for a fleet of multiple SMRs. targeting 500 MWe of capacity by 2035. Meta and Constellation Energy signed a 20-year agreement for 1.1 GWe from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. Meta partnered with Oklo to develop up to 1.2 GWe (starting 2030) and with Terrapower for 690 MWe (starting 2032).
In addition, Palantir and The Nuclear Company announced a $100m deal in August 2025 to develop a “Nuclear Operating System” using Palantir’s Foundry platform to manage reactor construction and supply chains. Data centre developer Switch in December 2024 signed an agreement for 12 GWe from Oklo-built nuclear projects. In late 2025, Equinix announced multiple advanced nuclear deals to integrate modular reactors directly into its data centre campus designs.
