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Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers > Three Mile Island, the power plant near Middletown, Pa., that was the scene of th
by jgalt212 2y ago
Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers
> Three Mile Island, the power plant near Middletown, Pa., that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history, will reopen to power Microsoft's data centers
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5120581/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-microsoft-ai https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5120581/three-mile-isla...
- spondylosaurus 2y agoWorth noting that they'll be using a different reactor than the one that melted down, and that "the worst commercial nuclear accident in US history" remarkably, thankfully, didn't result in any direct casualties. Our track record is pretty solid.
- jazzyjackson 2y agoI'll eat my hat if that bears fruit but it's like I said, a power purchase agreement for a source that is slated to come online at a future date. (I should have been more specific in my assertion: no nuclear companies currently producing energy are being contracted)