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Nvidia and German energy company PreussenElektra GmbH will evaluate whether former nuclear power sites could accommodate high-performance AI data centers, examining the potential reuse of industrial land, grid connections and existing infrastructure.
The assessment is open-ended, with no investment commitments or site selections made. The companies have not disclosed how any potential data centers would be powered.
PreussenElektra, an E.ON subsidiary specializing in nuclear plant decommissioning and dismantling, will contribute its knowledge of the sites, their infrastructure and relevant framework conditions. Nvidia will examine AI data center requirements and possible technical site concepts. Together, they will identify which locations merit further study and under what conditions.
According to PreussenElektra, former power plant locations with extensive industrial land, high-capacity grid connections and established infrastructure could meet the requirements for data center development.
"Our former power plant sites have valuable industrial infrastructure and offer opportunities for new, future-oriented uses. Together with Nvidia, we intend to conduct a sound assessment of whether and how these conditions can be leveraged for AI factories. In doing so, we are combining the responsible reuse of our sites with new economic opportunities for the regions", said Guido Knott, chairman of the PEL Management Board.
"AI factories require access to power, land and high-capacity infrastructure, and former industrial sites could provide a strong foundation for this next generation of computing", added Markus Hacker, senior regional director at Nvidia. "Together with PreussenElektra, we will assess how its sites could meet the technical and operational requirements of AI factories and contribute to Germany's high-performance AI infrastructure."
Germany has no operating nuclear plants. It permanently closed its last operational sites in April 2023 following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Approximately 30 former nuclear plants are being dismantled nationwide, and PreussenElektra is responsible for eight of those sites. Those eight are likely to be assessed, although the companies have not announced specific locations.
The partnership follows other nuclear-focused initiatives involving Nvidia. In July, the company joined the Idaho National Laboratory, AWS and several major small modular reactor firms to launch the Prometheus project, which aims to accelerate advanced nuclear deployment using AI. The project was one of 278 selected under the Genesis Mission Request for Applications.
For the German sites, the companies describe the assessment as only the first stage of evaluation, with further consideration dependent on whether the locations meet the technical and operational needs of AI data centers.
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