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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 retired nuclear reactors back online to supply power to AI datacenters, adding roughly 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 reportedly from Microsoft and Google as tech companies scramble to secure electricity for AI expansion.
Why now: The growing electricity demands of AI datacenters are driving major tech companies to fund nuclear restarts, a notable energy policy shift.
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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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