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New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

A single data center is mid double digit MW. They want to build groups of DCs in one location. As someone else said, a nuclear reactor is honestly the most efficient way for them to operate eventually.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    unfortunately nuclear reactors take forever to build up, plus the regulatory approval is very slow. and its expensive to maintain. i dont think the techbros think too long ahead. its not as easy as building a coal/gas powerplant.

    by the time they are done building one nuclear plant AI wouldve bursted by now.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    You're not wrong. One of the newest reactors to come on line is reactor 3 at Plant Vogtle in GA. After as much as 5 years for the approval process, the reactor broke ground in 2009 and didn't start producing power until 2023. That's just shy of 2 decades from start to finish. As much as my wind and solar idea is flawed, nuclear is as much of a non-starter. These folks may want to open their data center a little sooner than 2045.

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