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Are nukes the solution to the data center problem?

Or are data centers the solution to the nuclear reactor infeasibility problem?

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Sep 30, 2025
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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

“America’s Data Centers Could Go Dark,” the subject line of the email read.

If only, I mused. I’m less worried about data centers going dark than about everything else going dark because of data centers. But whatever. That’s not what the PR person (or AI bot?) who …

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