‘We Did Not Invite You.’ Citizens Rage at Town Hall Over Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center
University of Michigan and Los Alamos faced resident backlash over a proposed $1.2 billion hyperscale data center in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.
The University of Michigan partnered with Los Alamos National Laboratory on a proposed $1.2 billion, 220,000-square-foot hyperscale data center in Ypsilanti Township. Residents at a Wednesday town hall raised concerns about electricity costs, water usage, noise, and the facility's role in nuclear weapons research. Officials noted the project is far smaller than the nearby $56 billion, 1.4-gigawatt OpenAI data center in Saline Township. Los Alamos said no plutonium or weapons production would occur on site, though the facility would support nuclear stockpile modeling.
- $1.2B, 220,000 sq ft data center proposed by University of Michigan and Los Alamos
- Residents cite electricity costs, water usage, noise, and nuclear research concerns
- Project compared to nearby $56B, 1.4 GW OpenAI facility in Saline Township
- LANL says facility supports simulations, with no plutonium on site
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The University of Michigan is partnering with Los Alamos National Labs to build a massive data center in a small Michigan township. The residents say they were never consulted.
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