They're restarting some nuke plants too. This seems like a decent idea given the power demands of data centers.

oxryly1 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Which ones? AFAIK the nuke plants that shut down are very cost ineffective.

giantg2 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I believe Three Mile Island is restarting specifically to power planned data centers.

	▲	philipkglass 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		HN story from last year: "Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI power deal" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41601443

Palisades in Michigan is restarting also

cowpig 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Within the scope of US energy, restarting old nuclear plants has a negligible impact. Less than 1% net gain.

Building new ones will take 10+ years, and the climate crisis is a today problem.

Also, at the rate technology is changing, building new nuclear plants seems silly.

	▲	giantg2 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		"Building new ones will take 10+ years, and the climate crisis is a today problem. Also, at the rate technology is changing, building new nuclear plants seems silly." You're right, technology is changing quickly. There are plenty of new reactor options, including small modular types which would be faster to build. This doesn't seem silly.