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On 10/10/2024 9:31 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
> Joy Beeson<jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> wrote:
>> A computer farm that occupies an entire building and has its own
>> nuclear generator.
> I've never heard of a computer with its own nuclear generator (not
> counting space probes powered by RTGs).  But there's nothing new about
> computers filling a building and consuming vast amounts of electricity.

Microsoft wants Three Mile Island to fuel its AI power needs / Microsoft 
has signed a 20-year deal to exclusively access 835 megawatts of energy 
from a nuclear plant.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/20/24249770/microsoft-three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-deal-ai-data-centers

Oracle considers nuclear energy to power its AI
The tech company races to harness nuclear power for its data centers, as 
AI's insatiable energy demands surge; while new technologies emerge to 
meet this need, nuclear energy's risks and rewards create an unsettling 
modern tale

https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/rjkyhtepc