> 18 gigawatts of heat a day
Dimensional error.
Do they mean 18 GWh per day = 64.8 TJ / day = 750 MW ?
Or is this thing really going to use twice as much power as the largest nuclear power plant that currently exists?
Dimensional error.
Do they mean 18 GWh per day = 64.8 TJ / day = 750 MW ?
Or is this thing really going to use twice as much power as the largest nuclear power plant that currently exists?
Correction: 16.77 GW
A. my math was off
1 Little Boy = 63 terajoules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy
23 Little Boys / 24 hours = 16.77 Gigawatts
B. https://www.theenergymix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wond...
"As recently described, the project would draw approximately 9 gigawatts (GW) of power, [...] Power would come from on-site, behind-the-meter natural-gas generation. At realistic generating efficiency, supplying 9 GW of electricity means burning fuel — and therefore rejecting heat — at a continuous rate on the order of 16 to 18 GW"