Microsoft Looking to Use Nuclear Reactors to Power Its Data Centers::undefined

  • lettruthout@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    What could go wrong?

    This for-profit company will finally come up with a solution to nuclear waste that has eluded the industry for decades. But if that turns out to be expensive, Microsoft will be around for thousands of years to ensure that nothing leaks that shouldn’t. Of course the US government will help them with the cost of establishing the reactors and when something goes wrong (because “nuclear”).

    /s

    • Zetta@mander.xyz
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      2 years ago

      There are many companies developing small nuclear reactors for deployment in a lot wider locations compared to current nuclear. This is something humanity needs a lot of focus on to help protect the environment and meet our ever growing energy needs. The more companies working on SMRs the better in my opinion.

      Nuclear waste is an overblown argument compared to the benefits nuclear power provides.