Given energy hungry AI and regulations over nuclear power, will a tech giant (market cap >= $100B) succeed in building a private nuclear power plant (100+ MW) for its own consumption or a commercial power plant to provide energy just for AI needs?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/us-nuclear-plants-wont-power-up-big-techs-ai-ambitions-right-away-2024-09-24/
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/25/sam-altman-backed-nuclear-startup-oklo-to-start-site-work-for-idaho-microreactor.html
The nuclear power plant must be a newly constructed reactor with major part of the infrastructure investment coming from the tech giant. Renewal of existing facilities like the TMI plant in PA don’t count.
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| Platform | Manifold Markets |
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Given energy hungry AI and regulations over nuclear power, will a tech giant (market cap >= $100B) succeed in building a private nuclear power plant (100+ MW) for its own consumption or a commercial power plant to provide energy just for AI needs...