Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.
Honestly, if this is what it takes to bring nuclear power back into usage, I’m kinda ok with it. Per kWh, nuclear is one of the least dangerous generation methods [and by far the safest base load generation method] and puts out less radiation into the environment than things like coal. Even the ‘disaster’ at 3 Mile Island, the worst in US history, wasn’t that damaging or deadly to anything more than the PR for the nuclear industry. Plus, technology has come a long way in 46 years, so it’s going to be safer than it was previously.
I agree with all your points, except the last bit, because corporations in this country have not shown any enthusiasm for embracing or improving any technology that does not directly increase profit. Particularly these AI companies. I am confident they will cut every corner they possibly can and things will end up being less safe than they were before.
Yes, the energy companies are running the plants, but if they have a single customer for the plant they will bend over backwards to meet their deadlines.
Honestly, if this is what it takes to bring nuclear power back into usage, I’m kinda ok with it. Per kWh, nuclear is one of the least dangerous generation methods [and by far the safest base load generation method] and puts out less radiation into the environment than things like coal. Even the ‘disaster’ at 3 Mile Island, the worst in US history, wasn’t that damaging or deadly to anything more than the PR for the nuclear industry. Plus, technology has come a long way in 46 years, so it’s going to be safer than it was previously.
I agree with all your points, except the last bit, because corporations in this country have not shown any enthusiasm for embracing or improving any technology that does not directly increase profit. Particularly these AI companies. I am confident they will cut every corner they possibly can and things will end up being less safe than they were before.
Yes, the energy companies are running the plants, but if they have a single customer for the plant they will bend over backwards to meet their deadlines.