Nuclear power alliance: The shadow of large corporations over Ireland!

Nuclear power alliance: The shadow of large corporations over Ireland!

IT companies are among the largest electricity consumers worldwide, especially in countries such as Ireland, where data centers consume more energy than the entire population. This becomes particularly clear when you look at the effects of digitization and technological progress. An alliance of industry sizes such as Google, Meta and Amazon recently set itself the goal of expanding nuclear power. This initiative is intended to triple the capacities of the nuclear power plants and is viewed critically by the Anti atomic Committee.

For the Anti atomic committee, this step is an attempt not to slow down technological progress and thus make nuclear power socially capable. In the meantime, climate protection is assessed as subordinate. Rather, the focus is on the further development of energy -intensive technologies, especially in the area of artificial intelligence (AI).

economy of nuclear power

In addition, there are alternative developments that need less energy, such as the new Deepseek program. These resource -saving technologies could be a sustainable solution. Nevertheless, the influence of large corporations on politics does not remain unnoticed. Often their interests do not coincide with the needs of the general public.

nuclear power plants have the potential to generate considerable amounts of energy, but they are often not profitable economically. Gerold Wagner from the Anti Atom Komitee found that large companies are probably not interested in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. Rather, their focus is on the electricity produced.

financial responsibility and risk management

A key update in this discussion is the question of costs and liability for nuclear power plants. If companies were forced to bear these financial risks themselves, interest in nuclear power could quickly decrease. Ultimately, the profit is in the foreground, which also complicated the social challenges of energy supply and climate protection.

The current developments raise questions that are of great importance both politically and socially. The decision of how we want to deal with energy and which technologies we promote will significantly influence the future of our planet. Further information on this topic can be found on the corresponding platforms: Econsews and Bundesag .