Do the people that think this a good idea just not see how fast they are trying to prop up new AI datacenters?
Corners are being cut everywhere to get these things built so quickly
I honestly wouldn’t even trust them with to make their own power safely even with things like hydro, wind or geothermal
But fucking nuclear of all things?
They know it would take decades to build the actual nuclear power plants to run everything so they decided to instead try buying nuclear power generators that are already several decades old
Everything about project certainty and costs is a lie here.
Moving reactors to somewhere permanent that isn’t prime waterfront dock space, reactors past their design life, is simply not realistic. Low ball cost estimates with loan guarantees is the typical nuclear energy boondoggle.
These are just the initial cost estimates over decommission process, but if it were feasible, part of initial design, this wouldn’t be an “afterthought scam”.
Do the people that think this a good idea just not see how fast they are trying to prop up new AI datacenters?
Corners are being cut everywhere to get these things built so quickly
I honestly wouldn’t even trust them with to make their own power safely even with things like hydro, wind or geothermal
But fucking nuclear of all things?
They know it would take decades to build the actual nuclear power plants to run everything so they decided to instead try buying nuclear power generators that are already several decades old
Everything about project certainty and costs is a lie here.
Moving reactors to somewhere permanent that isn’t prime waterfront dock space, reactors past their design life, is simply not realistic. Low ball cost estimates with loan guarantees is the typical nuclear energy boondoggle.
These are just the initial cost estimates over decommission process, but if it were feasible, part of initial design, this wouldn’t be an “afterthought scam”.
What’s the worst that could happen? Elon or Zucker getting blown up by one while opening their brand new data center?