The irony of powering AI on atomic energy.

2 years ago by Dot. to c/technology

Opinion | Should the U.S. revive nuclear power to satisfy the growing electricity demands of artificial intelligence?

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RobotToaster 122 points 2 years ago

a dying and dangerous 20th century technology

I stopped reading there, nuclear is statistically the safest form of energy generation.

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nef 33 points 2 years ago

To be fair, it does have the most potential to cause harm if you exclude every kind of fossil fuel. And hydroelectric. That said, there isn't a chance in hell I'm going to protest fission if the only alternative is more coal/gas.

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BearOfaTime 40 points 2 years ago

And yet by KWH produced it's the safest by a large margin (safer than solar and wind), and that includes Chernobyl happening, arguably pretty close to "worst case".

Potential is meaningless. Real-world experience has demonstrated it.

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tb_ 37 points 2 years ago

Nuclear's problem is that, when an issue happens, it is so very visible.

The millions of people dying every year to air pollution are far more spread out, so who cares?

You're more likely to crash in a car, yet people are (generally) far more scared of planes.

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