'A power bank for the AI era': China begins testing miniature, truck-mounted 10MW nuclear reactor designed to sustain massive data centers for decades without refueling while promising to make traditional dirty coal and diesel generators entirely obsolete

• China testing mobile nuclear reactor capable of powering AI data centers
• Prototype truck-mounted reactor built for decades of operation without refueling
• Portable 10MW nuclear unit targets remote power supply and AI workloads

China is testing a nuclear reactor small enough to ride on a truck, a project that scientists say could help solve the rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence systems.

The South China Morning Post reports the reactor is the world’s first 10MW vehicle-mounted nuclear power unit, developed over several years and now moving toward real-world use.

The output is enough to power a medium-sized AI data center, where uninterrupted electricity is essential.

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