Ukraine plans cryptocurrency mining data centers next to nuclear plants

This makes sense. For those that aren't aware, nuclear power plants are slow to respond to changes in demand, so it is common for them to make deals with large users to burn off excess capacity. So this is a semi-productive way of performing this feat rather than doing something like lighting an empty stadium.

However, I can't help but think a better use of these funds would be to purchase battery storage. But I can see why they'd pursue additional revenue generation instead.

yeah, but the lady who initiated the project resigned few weeks ago https://biz.liga.net/pervye-litsa/tek/novosti/pervyy-zamglav...

Yäss! And use Chernobyl-II/Duga as rack frame for good air cooling!

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=chernobyl+2+Duga&iax=images...

Imagine how it would look at night, with all the blinking status LEDs.

And having a rave with psy-trance in front of it. With locally sourced magic mushrooms.

Oh my gawd! It's full of Starz!

Chernobylcoin FTW!

At least that isn't the dumpster carbon situation that coal-fired outer mongolian mining farms are.

Sad waste of resources.

Alternative headline: Country plans to export money

a bit late to the game they are