{"id":288840,"date":"2024-09-23T11:29:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=340844"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:56:27","slug":"microsoft-is-going-to-reopen-the-most-infamous-nuclear-plant-in-u-s-history-because-its-ai-needs-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-is-going-to-reopen-the-most-infamous-nuclear-plant-in-u-s-history-because-its-ai-needs-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is going to reopen the most infamous nuclear plant in U.S. history because its AI needs it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest trends in the field of computing is the expansion of data centers by large companies, whose Internet services are an indispensable part of our commercial and personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b330d2b7-464c-4693-b81d-2c97b1edf062\/857405465\/chatgpt-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These servers and databases require energy, something that is currently in short supply. And the explosion of AI has worsened the problem, with estimates that the global consumption of <strong>data centers in the United States will reach 35 GW by 2030: almost double what it was in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may not seem like much considering that <strong>the United States alone consumes 4,000 TW of electricity per year<\/strong>, but a large part of energy and environmental planning is based on estimated energy consumption, and the expansion of data centers throws the prediction figures directly into the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AI has gone nuclear. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YAMTbuNvie\">https:\/\/t.co\/YAMTbuNvie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2L3eJu3FAt\">pic.twitter.com\/2L3eJu3FAt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Futurism (@futurism) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/futurism\/status\/1838087278465294416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Tech is turning to nuclear energy instead of using renewables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To maintain a reliable energy base for these centers, <strong>the largest tech companies are turning to nuclear energy<\/strong> to provide them with electricity with near-zero carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American companies, such as Amazon, are locating new data centers next to nuclear power plants to take advantage of the uninterrupted and reliable energy that nuclear power offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, <strong>Microsoft has reached a 20-year agreement with Constellation to extract energy from what was the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant<\/strong>, located on the Susquehanna River, in Londonderry Township, near Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), and which is now the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re restarting Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the new Crane Clean Energy Center! Through a 20-year agreement, Microsoft will use the energy from the renewed plant to help match the power its PJM data centers use with carbon-free electricity. ?<br>More info\u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NfKGdJgMA0\">https:\/\/t.co\/NfKGdJgMA0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z9ydxDXw1U\">pic.twitter.com\/z9ydxDXw1U<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Constellation (@ConstellationEG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConstellationEG\/status\/1837099294723096654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On March 28, 1979, the Three Mile Unit 2 reactor experienced a core meltdown due to a strange combination of mechanical failure and human error<\/strong> that caused severe damage to the reactor and the release of radioactive water and iodine due to a failure in the pressurized water cooling system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there were no victims and long-term studies could never confirm a causal increase in cancer cases in the area, <strong>Three Mile Island was the worst commercial nuclear accident in the U.S. and arguably the third worst in the world<\/strong> after the subsequent incidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Constellation Energy reopens &#039;Three Mile Island&#039; nuclear power plant in agreement with Microsoft\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLcgT4CfuWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the impact of the disaster was swift. It brought the issue of reactor safety to the forefront and became the focus of environmentalists and anti-nuclear lobbying groups. The result was the near-total paralysis of commercial nuclear energy in the United States and many European countries until very recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contrary to popular belief, Three Mile Island was not completely shut down after the accident<\/strong>. The Unit 1 reactor continued to operate until 2019, when it was dismantled for economic reasons. According to the new Microsoft agreement, the restart will be the first of a U.S. reactor after its final shutdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest trends in the field of computing is the expansion of data centers by large companies, whose Internet services are an indispensable part of our commercial and personal lives. These servers and databases require energy, something that is currently in short supply. 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