A new publication shows that the Meta θα μπορούσε σύντομα να ενταχθεί στις εταιρείες που χρησιμοποιούν πυρηνική ενέργεια για την αντιμετώπιση των παγκόσμιων εκπομπών άνθρακα. Η εταιρεία φέρεται να αναζητά προτάσεις από πιθανούς προμηθευτές πυρηνικής ενέργειας για τη λειτουργία ενός νέου κέντρου data in the USA.
Meta aims to add nuclear reactors to its operations by 2030. Those reactors could produce between one and four gigawatts of power, enough to sustain millions homea. To put it in context, a typical US nuclear reactor plant can produce 1 gigawatt of power. Earlier this year, there was information that Meta planned to build a nuclear-powered data center but canceled the plan due to the presence of a rare species of bee near the proposed site.
Facebook's parent company, Meta, is considering a shift to nuclear power, as it believes that "nuclear power will play a key role in the transition to a cleaner, more reliable and diversified electricity grid." In the official vendor form, Meta states that it will accept submissions from interested vendors until January 3, 2025.
Nuclear power plants pose many challenges, such as public skepticism about the risk and regulatory hurdles, but the benefits they offer outweigh the challenges, especially for companies with huge data centers. This move is also in line with Meta's efforts to introduce additional sources of clean energy into the grid, which already includes solar, wind, battery storage and most recently geothermal sources.
