April 2026 -
Washington DC
Powering the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure
Event Summary
AI × Energy Infrastructure Salon
Washington, DC | April 2026
Co-hosted by Monika Kochhar and Amy Roma.
With support from Lightbridge Corporation and Orrick.
Nuclear Salon convened a small, invitation-only gathering of leaders across AI, energy, infrastructure, policy, and capital to discuss one increasingly urgent question: how will AI-scale demand actually be powered?
Held under Chatham House rules in Washington, DC, the conversation focused on the growing intersection of compute growth, grid constraints, nuclear deployment, capital formation, and industrial execution.
Key themes included:
Grid interconnection and transmission bottlenecks
The rise of co-location and behind-the-meter power strategies
The role of nuclear, renewables, and storage in enabling reliable 24/7 power
Workforce and supply chain constraints emerging alongside technological progress
The growing importance of financing and deployment velocity
The discussion reinforced a broader shift already underway: the next phase of AI infrastructure will be shaped as much by energy systems and industrial capacity as by advances in compute itself.
