#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 Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa are getting a fresh set of proverbial tires to get rolling again.
All three facilities had previously been shut down at various points as they were deemed too expensive.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/us-takes-unprecedented-step-of-recommissioning-nuclear-plants-due-to-ai-power-demand-2-25-gw-currently-on-tap-from-refurbished-reactors
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