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Rolls-Royce CEO says nuclear deal with a major cloud provider is imminent

9/5/2026

A nuclear power contract between Rolls-Royce and a major hyperscaler, the term for the large cloud companies that operate data centers at global scale, is close to being signed, the company's chief executive has said.

Data center demand is soaring, and that surge is pushing the biggest names in cloud computing to look for power sources that can keep up. The CEO's word choice carries weight.

"Imminent" is language executives tend to reserve for deals that have moved well past early discussions. What has been said publicly is that a major agreement is close.

The name of the hyperscaler, the value of the contract, and any timeline beyond "imminent" have not been disclosed.

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