Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoMicrosoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactorsfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square417fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down130
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minus-squaredocmox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoRaw material is usually a small fraction of the cost of refueling. I would also argue that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a small blip in the lifetime of a reactor, ~80 years. Transient pricing will have a negligible effect on the LCOE.
Raw material is usually a small fraction of the cost of refueling. I would also argue that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a small blip in the lifetime of a reactor, ~80 years. Transient pricing will have a negligible effect on the LCOE.