Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactorsfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square417fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down130cross-posted to: microsoft@lemmit.online
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactorsfuturism.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square417fedilinkcross-posted to: microsoft@lemmit.online
minus-squarebemenaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThe picture they show is from terrapower, the company Bill Gates funded, which is a thorium reactor. Thorium liquid salt reactors are still difficult because of the metallurgy. I believe they were supposed to fit the small modular concept though.
The picture they show is from terrapower, the company Bill Gates funded, which is a thorium reactor. Thorium liquid salt reactors are still difficult because of the metallurgy. I believe they were supposed to fit the small modular concept though.