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Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source#Capital_costs

No, it isnt.
Safety isnt what makes nuclear expensive. You actually got rawdogged by Nuclear fanatics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn. Sucks to still see Natural Gas as the cheapest.

I think that modern nuclear designs have a place in decarbonization but I don't think it is cheaper and we have a lot of hurdles still.

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

Wind power at shores is generally cheapest

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)