Meta's nuclear plant for AI centers is at risk due to bees
As a result, several major players have been investing in new power generation centers to fuel their ongoing AI-based developments. Consequently, nuclear energy has gained popularity due to its emission-free nature.
Michigan Nuclear Power Plant To Become The First In The World To Restart After Shutting Down In 2022
Nuclear power was first thought to be an almost unlimited source of relatively clean energy that could meet the world’s demands long into the future. Unfortunately, disasters like Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl quickly soured public perception of the energy source,
Ukraine never wanted to seize Kursk nuclear Power Plant, Zelensky says
"Russia thinks they are very strong, but if we wanted to seize their nuclear power plant, we would have done it, we could have done it, but we never wanted to do it," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
NextEra ‘very interested’ in recommissioning Duane Arnold nuclear power plant
In a company earnings call Wednesday, NextEra’s CEO said the company is seeing strong interest from data center customers, and it’s conducting engineering studies and talking to regulators to determine whether the Duane Arnold nuclear plant can be reopened.
Meta’s nuclear-powered AI data center plans thwarted by bees, FT reports
Meta’s (META) plans to build a U.S. nuclear-powered AI data center were thwarted in part after a rare bee species was found on land
Rare bees kill Meta’s nuclear-powered AI data center plans
Environmental regulators reportedly quashed Mark Zuckerberg’s nuclear plant partnership meant to help power Meta’s ongoing artificial intelligence projects. Details remain scarce, but the main reason for pausing plans allegedly comes down to one issue— rare bees.
Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees
Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data centre in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter.
Endangered Bees Halt Meta's Nuclear-Powered AI Data Center Plans
Meta's plans to set up a nuclear-powered AI data center in the US have been halted in part because a rare bee species was found on the land, the Financial Times reports. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff about the issue in an all-hands meeting,
Mark Zuckerberg’s Nuclear-Powered AI Plan Ruined by Bees
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta saw plans for a new AI data center fall through in part because a rare species of bee was found on land where the data center would be built, according to a report. Sources told the Financial Times that Zuckerberg was hoping to reach a deal with a nuclear power plant operator to provide electricity for the proposed data center,
Mark Zuckerberg’s Nuclear-Powered Data Center for AI Derailed by Bees
Meta has faced a setback in its plan to build data centers run on nuclear power. The FT reports that CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff last week that the land it was planning to build a new data center on was discovered to be the home of a rare bee species,
Endangered bees stop Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data center
Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data center in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Tennessee man plotted to blow up power plant with drone, federal authorities say
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
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Amazon, Meta: Setback for AI power directly from the nuclear power plant
According to the Financial Times, Meta wanted to build a new data center next to an (unnamed) US nuclear power plant.
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'We don’t want it.' Speakers rally against planned Pittsylvania power plant, data center.
Dozens of speakers railed against a proposal to bring a power plant and data center to the rural area of Pittsylvania County ...
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Kenya Power to renew contract with most expensive thermal plant
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Regulators deliver successive blows to Amazon and Meta’s nuclear power ambitions
Meta, for example, is planning to build an AI data center next to an already operating nuclear power plant. But as the ...