AI in the Rust Belt: Pennsylvania hub rises in the age of data center anxiety

SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. — The last time that I stood on these grounds along the Ohio River in Beaver County was 1976, 19 years after the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States opened here.

AI in the Rust Belt: Pennsylvania hub rises in the age of data center anxiety

TL;DR

  • The author visited grounds in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
  • This location was where the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States opened.
  • The plant began operation in 1957.
  • The author's previous visit to this site was in 1976.