Accused of signing zero carbon nuclear deals with no timeline, scanty details.

Google tries to greenwash massive AI energy consumption with another vague nuclear deal

Chocolate Factory promises early-stage capital to atomic upstart Elementl

Brandon Vigliarolo 
Wed 7 May 2025  // 19:02 UTC

Google has signed a strategic agreement with nuclear project developer Elementl Power to support the early development of three potential fission reactor sites in the US.

But with no selected reactor tech and no construction timeline, the announcement sounds more like a handwaving exercise to distract onlookers from the massive amount of energy that will be expended as Google and other companies race to capitalize on the AI boom.