Microsoft deal would reopen Pennsylvania nuclear plant, site of 1979 partial meltdown, to power AI

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Three Mile Island's Unit 1 reactor is set to be reopened for use following a new deal between Microsoft and Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Corporation.

A new agreement between Microsoft and Constellation Energy Corporation to provide power to the tech giant’s data centers for artificial intelligence is paving the way for the restart of a nuclear reactor on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, the site of a 1979 partial meltdown.

TMI Unit 1 is a fully independent facility, and its long-term operation was not impacted by the Unit 2 accident," the company says. "To prepare for the restart, significant investments will be made to restore the plant, including the turbine, generator, main power transformer and cooling and control systems. Restarting a nuclear reactor requires U.S.

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