Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less)
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Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less)
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#2Nice
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#3From TFA
> Meta and its Big Tech peers have fallen head over heels for nuclear power lately. Meta announced earlier this year that it was soliciting proposals for new nuclear power plants that would generate between 1 and 4 gigawatts of power. Today, the company said it has received over 50 qualified submissions for sites in more than 20 states.
I would like to see one of those submissions. Is Meta getting into the utilities business? Have they figured out how to store the waste yet? How to insure the power plant? How to make a dime of nuclear power without relying on massive public subsidies?
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#4From TFA > Meta and its Big Tech peers have fallen head over heels for nuclear power lately. Meta announced earlier this year that it was soliciting proposals for new nuclear power plants that would generate between 1 and 4 gigawatts of power. Today, the company said it has received over 50 qualified submissions for sites in more than 20 states. I would like to see one of those submissions. Is Meta getting into the u…
Just look at history of their behavior in other areas for those answers. Its the same company, same people making same or similar decisions.
Re: Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less)
#5From TFA > Meta and its Big Tech peers have fallen head over heels for nuclear power lately. Meta announced earlier this year that it was soliciting proposals for new nuclear power plants that would generate between 1 and 4 gigawatts of power. Today, the company said it has received over 50 qualified submissions for sites in more than 20 states. I would like to see one of those submissions. Is Meta getting into the u…
The waste and costs will be socialized, the profits will be privatized.
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#6surely having public infrastructure only working when private companies are willing to pay for it is a good idea and not a problem at all for the future
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#7surely having public infrastructure only working when private companies are willing to pay for it is a good idea and not a problem at all for the future
In many other western countries water and power infrastructure is also in part privately owned.
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#9Looking forward to the day Zuck begins each speech and interview with 'our words are backed with nuclear weapons'.
Re: Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less)
#10From TFA > Meta and its Big Tech peers have fallen head over heels for nuclear power lately. Meta announced earlier this year that it was soliciting proposals for new nuclear power plants that would generate between 1 and 4 gigawatts of power. Today, the company said it has received over 50 qualified submissions for sites in more than 20 states. I would like to see one of those submissions. Is Meta getting into the u…
The waste and costs will be socialized, the profits will be privatized.
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