Taiwan is ‘very open’ to using new nuclear technology as AI demand devours electricity supply [Video]

Taiwan is considering changing its direction on nuclear energy, with AI demand unstoppable right now… Taiwan needs all the power it can get, and more specifically, TSMC.

TSMC is fabbing virtually all of the most advanced chips on the planet, including the best AI GPUs and AI accelerators, with existing nuclear power facilities in Taiwan run down, and with no direct replacement plans, there’s only a single nuclear plant operational in 2024.

In order to feed the island with the power demands it needs, the country is now considering changing its stance on nuclear power. Over the last 10-20 years, Taiwan has been slowly decommissioning nuclear power plants with no plans for like-for-like replacements. The people of Taiwan were convinced in a post-Fukushima incident in Japan world, that nuclear power was dangerous, and that shifting away from it was a good thing.

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In a 2018 referendum, the people of Taiwan …