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by loudmax 367 days ago
As a pro-nuclear-power fan, this does sound like it could be good news. I do have a few concerns.

First, the power source is orthogonal to AI. Datacenters will run just as well on nuclear, or coal, or wind and solar. And the electricity generated from nuclear could be used to run datacenters, or power electric cars, or replace decommissioned coal plants. In this context, the AI stuff is just confusing matters.

Second, this administration is about the last people I'd want involved in assessing or enforcing precautions around nuclear safety.