The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, which was the site of a partial meltdown in 1979, is being reopened to provide energy for Microsoft’s growing artificial intelligence (AI) operations. The plant, located in Pennsylvania, will be refurbished and restarted by 2024 to supply electricity to Microsoft’s data centers in the region. This move is part of Microsoft’s efforts to secure reliable and sustainable energy sources for its AI initiatives, which require significant computational power and energy consumption. The company aims to leverage AI for various applications, including cloud computing, natural language processing, and computer vision. By reopening the Three Mile Island plant, Microsoft hopes to meet its energy demands while also reducing its carbon footprint through the use of nuclear power, which is considered a low-emission energy source. The decision has sparked debates around the safety and environmental impact of nuclear energy, as well as the growing energy demands of AI and data centers.