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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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US reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centres

Washington: The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centres.

No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that takes one out of service, though some reactors have restarted after long outages.

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