Posted on 06/27/2025 2:58:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
A software group that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help automate processes said it was joining with a nuclear power deployment company on an AI-driven system to accelerate construction of nuclear reactors.
Palantir Technologies on June 26 said it will work with The Nuclear Company, a nuclear power startup, to jointly create a nuclear operating system (NOS) to simplify reactor builds. The companies on Thursday said the software system would allow for faster construction of new reactors, and provide lower costs.
The deal comes as the U.S. government has said it will support nuclear power and other baseload power generation technologies to provide more electricity for energy-intensive data centers and AI initiatives. Palantir said Lexington, Kentucky-based The Nuclear Company will pay $100 million over a five-year period for development of the NOS.
Palantir, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and two dozen offices worldwide, in a news release said “NOS will transform the construction of nuclear reactors into a data-driven, predictable process, enabling The Nuclear Company to build plants faster and safer for less.” The company said “nuclear projects are almost always over budget and behind schedule.”
The NOS will be built on Palantir’s Foundry software platform.
“The future of energy security and sovereignty will be shaped by our ability to deploy advanced technologies at scale,” said Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies. “This partnership marks the first time Palantir’s software will be used to help power the next generation of nuclear energy infrastructure. By integrating our operating system with The Nuclear Company’s ambitious vision, we are laying the foundation for a new era of resilient, intelligent and secure energy systems in the United States and beyond.”
The project is the latest project in Palantir’s Warp Speed initiative, a manufacturing operating system designed to support industry. The companies on Thursday said the NOS “will be delivered by a dedicated engineering team embedded with The Nuclear Company’s construction and engineering staff, all working to unify previously siloed nuclear data across construction, supply chain, workforce, engineering, and safety systems.”
I had not heard of Palantiir's "Warp Speed Initiative" or its "Foundry Software Platform."
Let’s hope it doesn’t “hallucinate” and take out the eastern seaboard.
Scary. Seems like we did much better in the 60’s with pencils and slide rules.
“Some men just want to watch the world burn” or they are stupid. When building a nuclear power plant, they need to consult Hyman Rickover.
All these smaller type dispersed nuclear reactors to service AI data centers, are great targets for terrorists missiles. Enhanced anti-tank weapons. A truck full of explosives.
An exploding nuclear reactor is a very effective dirty bomb.
Wait, they’re not using solar panels and batteries? Wind power?
Chernobyl on digital steroids. (In 1/millionth the time, too!)
Back in the 70s, I was part of a company that built dozens of nuclear plants in the US, Europe and Asia, and to my knowledge never once asked the Admiral for advice.
The difference came with the litigation lawyers who could turn any mole hill in to a 100 million dollar litigation. It was never about safety… it was always about socialism. It was no accident Jane Fonda was anti nuke. If they thought nuclear helped their cause, they would have been pro nuke.
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