Three Mile Island To Be Reactivated In Plan To Feed Power-Hungry Data Centers


Three Mile Island To Be Reactivated In Plan To Feed Power-Hungry Data Centers


Nuclear power could return to Pennsylvania’s infamous Three Mile Island power plant as one the world`s largest tech companies looks for reliable energy to fuel its growing data center portfolio.

Constellation Energy Corp., the biggest U.S. operator of nuclear reactors, announced Friday it reached a 20-year deal with Microsoft for electricity generated by Three Mile Island Unit 1, which wasn’t involved in the 1979 partial meltdown but has been out of operation since 2019.

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RSK: You may see other older nuclear plants being reactivated after retrofitting to help power the hungry data centers. SInce Microsoft is opening a data center in SE Wisconsin, the Point Beach Nuclear Plant may be opening in the future. Right now they are trying to power the center with methane but a huge kickback on that idea. See below.

Ken Notes: You may also see mini reactors powering facilities. I added a Bill Gates article above...

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