Entergy chief says ‘new nuclear’ could come to Arkansas

[KenH]

“In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing.”

- Richard Evans, “In the Year 2525”

Apparently, Richard Evans put his song’s timeline too far into the future.



"Marsh said a 2020 company study of regional electricity use found that the amount of electricity sold will triple or quadruple by 2050. That amount cannot be served by natural gas and solar."



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[kyredneck]

IMO, nuclear is the only way to go.

 

[KenH]

IMO, nuclear is the only way to go.

My point I was trying to make in the OP is not really about types of electricity generation; it was about this AI and data center proliferation mess.

 

[JonC]

My point I was trying to make in the OP is not really about types of electricity generation; it was about this AI and data center proliferation mess.

A reactor at Three Mile Island is scheduled to start up (I think reactor 1....2 is permanently closed). It is to be used for Microsoft data centers.

I am not sure, but the mini-reactors may be a solution for much of AI and data center power demands.

 

[Ben1445]

IMO, nuclear is the only way to go.

Personally I’d rather go peacefully in my sleep.










Just kidding. I agree with you.