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Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft for AI energy demands. (www.cnbc.com)

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Three Mile Island was the worst nuclear accident in US history. Was mainly caused by poor design of human feedback systems which caused operational confusion and lead to a catastrophic failure.

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[–] ZapBeebz_ 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The actual quantity of radioactive waste generated is tiny, and even combining the storage space for waste products with the footprint of the reactor plant itself, nuclear is by far the most energy-dense and space-efficient form of power generation we have.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How long does that waste need to be safely stored and what are the projected costs there? How do they compare to solar that you can deploy today?

We are not running out of space to put power generation, but we definitely need to worry about costs.

[–] Zangoose 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not entirely sure if this video covers costs but the short answer is that there are ways to safely store nuclear waste that won't impact the surrounding environment.

https://youtu.be/4aUODXeAM-k