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Three Mile Island owner seeks taxpayer backing for Microsoft AI deal
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if microsoft wants the power, they can pay for it. up front, and entirely. including assuming liability for when something goes wrong, and for the ongoing storage of waste materials and the eventual decommission/clean-up of the site.
Three mile island has operated for decades safely. It closes in 2019 IIRC due to it being unprofitable, because methane was so cheap. Safety isn't an issue.
Storage of waste is very simple. It requires a very small area, and most of the waste will be neutral in a very short period of time. The stuff that isn't is still easy to store safely. We have plenty of solutions available for this. It's also a non-issue.
Regardless, I agree they need to pay for the cost. If the electricity isn't going to the people then the people shouldn't be paying for it. Unless M$ is providing the AI garbage free of charge to the public then they get nothing out of it, and even then it would be of debatable utility.
Edit: After reading this, I'm actually not that upset. The company is valued at $80 billion apparently. There's very little chance they default on the loan. It's not like they're getting the money for free. They're just getting a loan from the Energy Department. Still, if it's only for private use then the loan should be handled through private entities. They should go take the loan the banks offer. The only reason they're taking this one instead is because it's a better deal. They don't deserve a better deal if it isn't in the public interest.
Like fucking clockwork. Bend over, here it comes again.
No see that would go against big techs plan to increase their value tenfold on the back of taxpayers because "we need it". Fuck these guys
That's not at all how it works. Micro$oft paid a LOT for those congresscritters, precisely so they DON'T have to pay for it. We do. We always do.