• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
    6·
    3 days ago

    doG help us all:

    the US Department of Energy (DOE) launched an application for interested parties to apply for access to a maximum of 19 metric tonnes — a little under 42,000 pounds — of weapons-grade plutonium, which has long been a key resource undergirding the US nuclear arsenal.

    One of the companies anticipated to receive shipments of the fissile isotope from the DOE is Oklo, a “nuclear startup” backed — and formerly chaired — by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

    He really is hellbent on literally destroying America for money.

    However

    As the FT reports, we won’t know for certain until December 31

    So I hope this makes the rounds and steps are taken against it soon.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      Look, I hate the guy too. However, this probably isn’t bad. Nuclear energy is incredibly safe, and clean. If he wants to use some of his money to build out nuclear power then I’m fine with that. It will almost certainly never make up for the damage done by “AI” but it’s better than not having it.