Comment by Retric
5 hours ago
Data centers can afford to spend way more per kWh of heat discharged. Nuclear needs to dump 3+kWh of heat per kWh of electricity generated.
5 hours ago
Data centers can afford to spend way more per kWh of heat discharged. Nuclear needs to dump 3+kWh of heat per kWh of electricity generated.
Nitpick here:
Nuclear discharges more like 2kWh of heat per kWh of electricity produced.
Perhaps slightly more, but its in that ballpark. Seems like a small difference but you are overstating the waste by near 50%.
Source: Degree in Nuclear Engineering, previous life was a Reactor Operator. Also, just look up thermal efficiency of currently operating reactors.