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Microsoft inks deal to restart Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to fuel its voracious AI ambitions (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 7 months ago by irreticent@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Modern AI data centers consume enormous amounts of power, and it looks like they will get even more power-hungry in the coming years as companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI strive towards artificial general intelligence (AGI). Oracle has already outlined plans to use nuclear power plants for its 1-gigawatt datacenters. It looks like Microsoft plans to do the same as it just inked a deal to restart a nuclear power plant to feed its data centers, reports Bloomberg.

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[–] Eximius@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lol. I just love it how so many people complain that Nuclear doesnt make financial sense, and then the most financially motivated companies just actually figure out that using a nuclear reactor completely privately is best.

Fuck sake, world.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The fact that they want to buy an old nuclear reactor instead of building a new one should be all you need to know to realise that it's not financially viable.

[–] eskimofry@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

you deleted your comment saying "you're saying exactly what i am saying with different words"

I want you to think about it like this. Some folk don't throw out their old stuff even if they could afford a new one. It's called "not being wasteful".