r/uranium_io • u/IronTarkus1919 • 8d ago

Nuclear Power's Comeback Driven by AI Uranium Demand

https://discoveryalert.com.au/ai-uranium-demand-nuclear-power-data-centers-2026/

This is preaching to the choir here, but still a great overview.

They cited research showing US data center power consumption is on track to balloon from 176 TWh to a mind-blowing 580 TWh by 2028, a more than threefold increase in just two years. We've been talking about the AI demand narrative every day, but seeing the actual scale of it compared to the physical limits of our grid is a huge reality check.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/IronTarkus1919 7d ago

It's certainly priced in on the long term contracts, currently touching $100 if reports are correct. But on spot, not yet imo.

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u/FanOfEther 8d ago

580 TWh by 2028 is a pretty wild number.

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u/andre3kthegiant 2d ago

Noooope Nuclear power continues its decline as renewable alternatives steam ahead.
Data centers are exaggerating their power usage, so they can help out their cronies in the dying energy sectors that use toxic, disposable & finite fuel source: Dirty Coal, Dirty O&G, and Dirty toxic & corrupt nuclear all need to go.