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Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft for AI energy demands. (www.cnbc.com)

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Three Mile Island was the worst nuclear accident in US history. Was mainly caused by poor design of human feedback systems which caused operational confusion and lead to a catastrophic failure.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Um... you realize that nuclear doesn't give of any pollutants?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It does emit heat. If using a flowing water source like a river for cooling, it does raise the temperature of the water a measurable amount, which must be accounted for in an environmental impact analysis.

But that's still leagues better than burning fossil fuels.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Agree

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Three mile island certainly gave off pollution. Scientists are studying if people downwind of it ended up getting thyroid cancer as a result.

https://whyy.org/articles/thyroid-cancer-study-re-ignites-debate-over-three-mile-island-accidents-health-effects/