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Infrastructure Past, Present, and Future Casebook/Three Mile Island

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Introduction

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Three Mile Island, the nuclear power plant famous for a 1979 meltdown[1], has plans to reopen in 2028 in order to service Microsoft AI data center power demands.[2]

References

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  1. Rogovin, Mitchell (January 1980). Three Mile Island: a report to the commissioners and to the public, Volume I. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. p. 7. doi:10.2172/5395798. OSTI 5395798. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  2. Valinsky, Jordan (2024-09-20). "Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft" (in en-US). CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/energy/three-mile-island-microsoft-ai/index.html.