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Google adopts small nuclear power reactors at unprecedented scale — inks deal for seven reactors to feed AI data centers (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They are planning to buy or maybe just electricity from a new reactor type, which has never been built, starting 2030, when conventional nuclear power plants, with known technology take twice as long to built.

So if they stop the project in 18months, it has just been a waste of money.

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 weeks ago

although you gotta admit it's gonna be funny seeing "Google Reactor" on killedbygoogle.com

[–] androogee@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

They are planning to buy

So far so good

or maybe just electricity

Uh oh