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Why data centers want to have their own nuclear reactors
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this post was submitted on 02 May 2024
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Nuclear power is complicated because it still involves mining. Which will inevitably damage the environment even if all the mining equipment are electric vehicles run on solar power.
So does literally every energy source. Solar panels and wind turbines don't grow on trees.