BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months agoAI data centers may soon be powered by retired US Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarineswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAI data centers may soon be powered by retired US Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarineswww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepotatopotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAh yes, let’s give rich people weapons grade uranium (what these compact reactors run on)
minus-squaresubversive_dev@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoJust FYI reactor grade uranium is generally enriched below 5% whereas weapons grade is enriched to ~85%
minus-squarepotatopotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAircraft carriers don’t use reactor grade, they use HEU for more power out of smaller more compact reactors and less frequent refueling. IIRC 93%+ is common.
minus-squaresubversive_dev@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoHuh didn’t know that, thanks
Ah yes, let’s give rich people weapons grade uranium (what these compact reactors run on)
Just FYI reactor grade uranium is generally enriched below 5% whereas weapons grade is enriched to ~85%
Aircraft carriers don’t use reactor grade, they use HEU for more power out of smaller more compact reactors and less frequent refueling. IIRC 93%+ is common.
Huh didn’t know that, thanks