AtkinsRealis Collaborates with NVIDIA to Accelerate Deployment of Nuclear-Powered AI Factories

Executive Summary

• AtkinsRéalis announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to explore integration of NVIDIA’s Omniverse, accelerated compute, and AI technologies for the design and deployment of nuclear‑powered, large‑scale AI data center “factories.”
• The partnership will leverage AtkinsRéalis’ CANDU® nuclear expertise and engineering capabilities together with NVIDIA’s digital twin, simulation, and AI infrastructure tools to create 3D‑based design frameworks and accelerate project delivery.
• The initiative targets the emerging demand for gigawatt‑class AI data centers powered by low‑carbon nuclear energy, aiming to improve engineering workflows, construction schedules, safety, and performance across nuclear and AI infrastructure projects.

Key Details

• Collaboration Scope: Joint planning, design, and delivery of AI‑ready facilities that combine nuclear power generation with high‑performance AI computing workloads.
• Technologies Involved: NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, OpenUSD, accelerated compute platforms, Agentic AI, large language & visual language models, and the DSX Blueprint for AI infrastructure.
• Engineering Focus Areas:
• Integration of standardized CANDU® nuclear solutions with AI data center power requirements.
• Use of digital twins and high‑fidelity simulation to optimize infrastructure design before construction.
• Enhancement of engineering workflows, collaboration, and safety through NVIDIA’s AI tools.
• Potential Benefits: Faster project schedules, reduced construction risk, improved performance and resilience of nuclear‑powered AI hubs, and a scalable low‑carbon power source for the growing AI market.
• Leadership Quotes:
• Ian L. Edwards, President & CEO, AtkinsRéalis – highlighted leveraging the company’s nuclear legacy with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing to power critical AI data centers.
• Vladimir Troy, Vice President, AI Infrastructure, NVIDIA – emphasized the partnership’s role in scaling efficient next‑generation AI factories.

Notable Quotes

• “Energy is essential to the AI industrial revolution,” said Vladimir Troy, Vice President, AI Infrastructure, NVIDIA.
• “This collaboration enables us to leverage these strengths in energy, infrastructure and complex project delivery to complement NVIDIA's leadership in accelerated computing to help power critical AI data centers,” said Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO, AtkinsRéalis.