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Ubitus looks to build data center near nuclear power plant in Japan. The firm, which provides cloud gaming infrastructure to some of the biggest names in the video games industry, including Nintendo and Sega, is looking for a location in Japan which will allow it to build a facility with up to 50MW of capacity. company was looking to buy land in Kyoto, Shimane, or on the southern island of Kyushu, with the availability of nuclear being a big factor in its decision.
Ubitus already runs two data centers for gaming clients in Tokyo and Osaka, and wants a third site to help it scale up its AI offerings
. Unless we have other, better, efficient and cheap energy, nuclear is still the most competitive option in terms of cost and the scale of supply, Kuo told Bloomberg. For industrial use - especially AI - they need a constant, high-capacity supply.