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What's funny is that Argentina’s dreams of producing its own SMR precede Milei: In 2014, the CNEA started construction on CAREM, a nuclear power reactor developed entirely in Argentina. But shortly after taking office in December 2023, Milei slashed funding for CNEA. Last year, construction on the CAREM project — which was about 85% complete — ground to a halt as about 470 workers were laid off.

So at the same time they stop the development of a SMR project, they promised to quickstart SMR's for "AI energy demand". SMR's for Argentina: No no. SMR's for silicon valley: Hell yeah!

Imagine being an nuclear engineer working in a novel nuclear project for 20 years, 20 years..It's 85% done. And then one day some guy comes and tells you "pack it up, we are shutting it down" and then turns around and says "And now we'll start a NEW project, to power the AI revolution". Like why did you shut down the original project in the first place. Oh, I know: You want to do America's design. Argentina=bad, America=good.

Congratulations dude you ruined a project 20 years in the making and 600 million dollars in, because you put all your eggs in the AI basket. What could go wrong?

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