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Prediction-Nuclear Pwr Will Be > 30% of New Installed Capacity in 10 Years in US


Prediction Date - 22nd Nov 2024 / End Date - 22nd Nov 2034 Source data is here. Image from here. In 2024 the % of new power coming online is 98% renewable. But Nuclear is just 2%. Nuclear Energy is on a revival and the future we were promised in 1960s is

Nuclear Energy is on a revival and the future we were promised in 1960s is now finally coming to fruition. The energy requirement of running AI at scale is so huge that Microsoft, Amazon and Google all of them are now buying large amounts of energy from Nuclear plants as reported by New York Times. I am writing a future essay on my thoughts of how I think it will evolve in the long term.

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