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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by account42 on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:20AM (#27183716)
> the electricity problem is only going to get worse.

That's not a given at all - Taiwan could just build more nuclear power plants if they wanted.

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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by Laforet on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:20PM (#27189109)
Taiwan is geologically active and as a result there are few viable locations to build a nuclear power plant.

Ironically, the Taipei-Hsinchu metropolitan area is on very solid ground and would have been perfect for a nuclear power station if it weren't so heavily populated.

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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by account42 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @09:22AM (#27194206)
Taiwan already has three nuclear power plants, one of which is being decommisioned. Construction on a fourth was started but halted due to politics.
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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by Laforet on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:42PM (#27228851)
The new plant is fully constructed and permanently mothballed. They went as far as removing all fuel rods and shipped them back to the US manufacturer. Unless something drastic happens I don't think we will see it in operation ever.
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