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US restarts three shut-down 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
The United States is bringing three previously shut-down nuclear reactors back online to supply electricity for AI datacenters, adding around 2.25 gigawatts of capacity. The restarts include the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan and the Crane Clean Energy Center at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, with backing from Microsoft and Google as tech companies seek reliable low-carbon power for expanding AI infrastructure.
Why now: Tech companies' massive energy demands for AI are driving an unusual revival of retired nuclear plants, raising questions about energy policy and climate commitments.
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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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