# Startup unveils 3D-printed nuclear reactor module to power AI data centers —touted as ‘the world’s first subcritical, solid-state, factory-built thorium nuclear reactor’

> Ampera, a nuclear tech startup, just revealed its first full-scale, 3D-printed nuclear reactor module that it says could be used to power AI data centers.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/startup-unveils-3d-printed-nuclear-reactor-module-to-power-ai-data-centers-touted-as-the-worlds-first-subcritical-solid-state-factory-built-thorium-nuclear-reactor?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bc0d5254f0da55deb564f)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bc0d5254f0da55deb564f

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