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Reflections: Go West Young Man – Go West -- Horace Greeley,
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The current conversion of our electrical grid system from a highly reliable central mix of sources to an intermittent supply of dispersed solar&wind is causing large electric users to seek independent modular nuclear generators dedicated to their own needs and demands.
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Some may compare this to the ships and submarines in use since the Nautilus, however, it’s not clear how dispersed private industry systems will compare to the US Navy stewardship of this technology.
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Clearly the debacle and gross malfeasance of three-mile-island and the Chernobyl disasters are a stark reminder of how unforgiving and far reaching nuclear mistakes can become.
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Why tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta are betting big on nuclear power
Why Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta are betting on nuclear power
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Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are among the most recognizable names exploring or investing in nuclear power projects. Driven by the energy demands of their data centers and AI models, their announcements mark the beginning of an industrywide trend.
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“What we’re seeing is nuclear power has a lot of benefits,” said Michael Terrell, senior director of energy and climate at Google. “It’s a carbon-free source of electricity. It’s a source of electricity that can be always on and run all the time. And it provides tremendous economic impact.”
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