What to know about the plan to reopen Three Mile Island to power Microsoft's AI

Microsoft may soon power its artificial intelligence with an unexpected source: Three Mile Island. The nuclear plant is infamous for its reactor meltdown in 1979, which was the worst reactor accident in U.S. history. It shut down five years ago due to financial problems.

We hear about the plan to re-open Three Mile Island to generate electricity for Mirosoft’s AI from Evan Halper, business reporter for The Washington Post.

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