Why Microsoft’s move to reopen Three Mile Island reactor to meet AI’s energy demands is concerning
September 30, 2024
Microsoft plans to restart Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power its AI operations despite concerns about the long-term costs and sustainability of nuclear energy.
Software companies can push to open nuclear facilities. This doesn’t seem like a decision any single company should be able to have leverage over.
I don’t trust our collective wisdom vs greed to run nuclear energy responsibly
even 1 catastrophe out of a million is world impacting
Is nuclear energy a bad thing in this sub? It’s not the best form of power generation, but at least it’s not a hydrocarbon right? My state is going to re-open it’s nuclear facility as well, and I am for it. It’s not my preferred power generation method, but it’s an improvement on emissions per KWH I’m definitely not opposed to.
The reaction to fracking and cheap gas was massive trucks and SUVs for a generation. The response to extra power is crypto bros and AI that costs 5x more kWh to answer a google search .
We need to solve emissions and demand not just emissions or there will never enough money to keep oil and coal in the ground.
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We can do everything except the right thing.
Software companies can push to open nuclear facilities. This doesn’t seem like a decision any single company should be able to have leverage over.
I don’t trust our collective wisdom vs greed to run nuclear energy responsibly
even 1 catastrophe out of a million is world impacting
Is nuclear energy a bad thing in this sub? It’s not the best form of power generation, but at least it’s not a hydrocarbon right? My state is going to re-open it’s nuclear facility as well, and I am for it. It’s not my preferred power generation method, but it’s an improvement on emissions per KWH I’m definitely not opposed to.
The reaction to fracking and cheap gas was massive trucks and SUVs for a generation. The response to extra power is crypto bros and AI that costs 5x more kWh to answer a google search .
We need to solve emissions and demand not just emissions or there will never enough money to keep oil and coal in the ground.