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The irony of powering AI on atomic energy. (undark.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] jungle 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And it tries to paint it as bad for the environment in this paragraph:

But the mining, milling, and production of nuclear fuel, as well as the construction and decommissioning of nuclear plants, emit greenhouse gases at levels ranging from 10 to 130 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour of power — lower than fossil fuels but higher than wind and hydroelectricity (and roughly on par with solar).

So... It's good then?

[–] scarabic 30 points 2 months ago

The author of this article personally breathed out 800 pounds of CO2 last year. Less than a horse but more than a badger and roughly on par with a kangaroo.