Why California is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban | The state is one of several looking into allowing new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals as AI power demand surges.
Source: silence7
Why California is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban | The state is one of several looking into allowing new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals as AI power demand surges.
Source: silence7
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[I note that federal nuclear safety regulations were just gutted](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5677187/nuclear-safety-rules-rewritten-trump)
Cool bro, they’ll have new reactors running by 2050 at a cost of $50 billion. Any estimate faster than that is a lie. Delays and cost overruns inevitably happen with nuclear.
Meanwhile, they could meet the demand in less than a decade with solar, wind and battery storage at a fraction of the cost.