• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    But then the power generated by those reactors is better used to power things that burn fossil fuel in a less efficient way or to simply replace the fossil fuel powered electricity generators…

    Quebec transports its electricity over more than a thousand kilometers, surely distance from nuclear reactors isn’t an issue if you build the infrastructure around it.

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      4 days ago

      Only when the last carbon based power plant is close, we can see if there’s energy left to waste on that capture carbon machine.

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        I’m sure the AI datacenters would have a few GW to spare if we put the LLMs on pause.