GoKawiilNvidia, PreussenElektra to study turning decommissioned German nuclear sites into AI data centers
Nvidia has entered a preliminary partnership with German energy firm PreussenElektra to evaluate whether its decommissioned nuclear power plant sites could be converted into AI data centers. The assessment, announced October 21st, will examine grid connections, land availability and existing industrial infrastructure at the former plants to see if they can support high-performance computing facilities.
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Repurposing shuttered nuclear sites could let Nvidia and partners skip years of permitting and construction since these locations already have grid access, land, and industrial zoning that new data centers typically require. This approach may become a model for easing the power and siting bottlenecks that have slowed AI infrastructure expansion globally, though whether the sites will actually prove technically viable remains to be determined by the study.
- Nvidia and PreussenElektra announced a preliminary partnership on October 21st to study reusing decommissioned nuclear sites.
- The assessment will focus on grid connections, land, and infrastructure at former German nuclear plants.
- The effort reflects a broader industry push to find faster, cheaper alternatives to building AI data centers from scratch.
Source: tomshardware.com — Etiido Uko, 2026-10-25
Published there as: “Nvidia eyes converting old nuclear plants into massive AI data centers”
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