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Chris Morris

Three Mile Island is reopening to power Microsoft's AI data centers

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Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, is opening up once again.

Microsoft and Constellation Energy, which owns the plant, have struck a deal that will see the plant’s undamaged reactor resume operations to power Microsoft’s AI data centers. Microsoft has signed a 20-year power-purchase agreement with Constellation, which will spend $1.6 billion to restart the reactor. It’s expected to be operational again by 2028.

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