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Cryptocurrency mining is going nuclear in the home of America s first capital. Data Center Dynamics today reported that Talen Energy plans to establish a nuclear-powered mining operation and data center that will have up to 300MW of on-site power when it s finished, sometime after 2Q 2022.
The mining operation and data center will be built next to the company s Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Pennsylvania, according to the report, and Talen Energy could eventually triple its capacity to 1GW of on-site power.
The facility s power capacity would grow in stages. It s expected to have 164MW of capacity supported by dual 1+GW nuclear units and two independent substations when the first phase of development is complete, Data Center Dynamics reported.
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Ukraine considers building a bitcoin mining center based on nuclear power
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy is considering building a bitcoin mining center to utilize the country’s nuclear power.
The center could reportedly be as big as two to three gigawatts.
Ukraine s Ministry of Energy is considering building a bitcoin mining center to utilize the country s excess nuclear power.
Officials of the ministry held a discussion last week with Yevhen Vladimirov Ukraine s deputy energy minister for digital development, Energoatom the country s state-owned nuclear energy company, and Hotmine Ukraine s bitcoin mining machines manufacturer to move the proposal forward.