85
Three Mile Island nuclear plant is restarting to power AI for Microsoft (pivot-to-ai.com)
submitted 2 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems
25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] sus@programming.dev 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Advanced bayesian estimations show that the risks of a nuclear plant that is not yet operational are very low. And the chance that they will still be employed at microsoft (after the bubble pops) by 2028 is exceedingly low, reducing effective risk significantly !

[-] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago

I was thinking of the economics as opposed to the safety aspects. Seems an expensive option.

[-] corbin@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago

Nuclear power has fairly predictable amortized returns. I imagine that this is worth the cost to MS over the next two decades or so; we have no idea what their current energy premium is like, and this plant doesn't have to be as cheap as a new plant, just cheaper than the current premium.

[-] Greyghoster@aussie.zone -1 points 2 months ago

If it was cheaper than the current premium, I expect that the plant would still be in operation, however as I don’t know the numbers so it must be worthwhile.

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

Constellation Energy shut down the Unit 1 reactor in 2019 — not the one that melted down in 1979, the other one — because it wasn’t economical. Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks made it viable again

almost like it was literally in the article

this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2024
85 points (100.0% liked)

TechTakes

1427 readers
119 users here now

Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

This is not debate club. Unless it’s amusing debate.

For actually-good tech, you want our NotAwfulTech community

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
dgerard@awful.systems