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US restarts three nuclear reactors to power AI datacenters
Original: # US restarts three shut-down # nuclearreactors to feed # AI # datacenters — 2.25 GW coming online with backing from # M
Three previously shut-down US nuclear plants are being restarted to supply power to AI datacenters, bringing an estimated 2.25 GW back online. They include the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan and the Crane Clean Energy Center at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, with backing reportedly from Microsoft and Google as tech firms scramble for electricity to fuel AI growth.
Why now: The convergence of AI's huge energy demands with the revival of retired nuclear capacity is a striking and controversial development.
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- # US restarts three shut-down # nuclearreactors to feed # AI # datacenters — 2.25 GW coming online with backing from # Microsoft and # Google According to a report, the Palisades # Nuclear Plant in Michigan, the Crane Clean Energy Center on # ThreeMileIsland (Pennsylvania), and… · BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io · 5
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