The AI industry is desperate for data centre power anywhere it can get it. They can’t get gas turbines without years of delay. Even the repurposed jet engine gas turbines they were really hoping wo…
  • JFranek@awful.systemsEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If we’re talking about the general West, then there new nuclear is probably fucked. Rest of the world still builds for reasonable costs. Not nuclear bro amounts, but still.

    I think we could see a future where nuclear makes 5-10% of the world’s electricity, which would technically make it a niche source of power, but it would also be a massive increase from today.

      • JFranek@awful.systemsEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Could be, I don’t follow that closely. I’m not aware of any that come close to the level of shitshow of say, Hinckley Point C. That matters.