Jennifer Hiller writes in The Wall Street Journal on how bitcoin miners are eying nuclear power as environmental criticism mounts.
- With Bitcoin mining being an energy intensive process, some miners are looking to power their operations with carbon-free nuclear energy.
- Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf has recently entered into a partnership with Talen Energy Corporation, which has begun construction of a massive mining facility next to its nuclear power plant.
- Cryptocurrency companies are highlighting how important nuclear energy is for powering a modern and clean society.
“Talen Energy Corp. has entered into a joint venture with bitcoin-mining company TeraWulf Inc., which has started land development for a mining facility the size of four football fields next to its Pennsylvania nuclear plant. Nuclear generator Energy Harbor Corp. will provide power to a Standard Power mining center in Ohio starting in December.”
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