A Colorado-based company has joined hands with the maker of fully modular nuclear reactors (XMRs) to power modern AI data centers. The new partnership between Crusoe and Aalo Atomics is aimed at developing and deploying the first nuclear-powered AI factory data center designed to validate nuclear power’s effectiveness with AI workloads. In line with our core values, we look forward to Aalo and Crusoe jointly demonstrating to the industry the first AI data center powered by a small modular nuclear reactor.” Aalo revealed that the company will initially power a Crusoe Spark modular data center, running Crusoe Cloud, in 2027 at Idaho National Laboratory as a proof of concept. Looking forward, Aalo and Crusoe intend to deploy Aalo Pods and Aalo’s 50 MWe XMR power plants at Crusoe data centers, by the end of 2029, according to a press release.