{"id":560355,"date":"2023-03-07T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/terawulf-goes-nuclear-8000-rigs-spool-up-in-nautilus-mining-facility\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T05:39:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T02:39:00","slug":"terawulf-goes-nuclear-8000-rigs-spool-up-in-nautilus-mining-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terawulf-goes-nuclear-8000-rigs-spool-up-in-nautilus-mining-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"# TeraWulf goes nuclear: 8,000 rigs spool up in Nautilus mining facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2553de83feb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2553de83feb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terawulf-goes-nuclear-8000-rigs-spool-up-in-nautilus-mining-facility\/#%E2%80%9D_TeraWulf_goes_nuclear_8000_rigs_spool_up_in_Nautilus_mining_facility_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; TeraWulf goes nuclear: 8,000 rigs spool up in Nautilus mining facility &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_TeraWulf_goes_nuclear_8000_rigs_spool_up_in_Nautilus_mining_facility_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; TeraWulf goes nuclear: 8,000 rigs spool up in Nautilus mining facility &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>United States-based Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf has fired up a new crypto mining facility in Pennsylvania \u2014 solely running on nuclear power generated on-site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Mar. 6 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230305005096\/en\/TeraWulf-Announces-Energizatio%5B%E2%80%A6%5DMining-Operations-at-the-Nautilus-Facility-in-Pennsylvania\">statement<\/a>, TeraWulf said the Nautilus Cryptomine facility is its first \u201cbehind the meter\u201d Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility, which refers to using energy directly at the generation site without <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing through the grid. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s official&#8230;<br \/>The first nuclear-powered mining facility in the U.S. is hashing!!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24WULF&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$WULF<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tLndh2bKOz\">https:\/\/t.co\/tLndh2bKOz<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BitcoinMagazine<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTCTN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BTCTN<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keremkaradagcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@keremkaradagcom<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crypto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@crypto<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/decryptmedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@decryptmedia<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benzingacrypto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@benzingacrypto<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTC_Archive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BTC_Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TeraWulf (@TeraWulfInc) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeraWulfInc\/status\/1632735362404560898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The Nautilus Cryptomine directly sources carbon-free baseload power from the 2.5 gigawatt (GW) Susquehanna nuclear generation station on site. <\/p>\n<p>Paul Prager, Chairman and CEO of TeraWulf claims the Nautilus mining facility now has &#8220;arguably the lowest cost power in the sector, just $0.02\/kWh for a term of five years.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The company also revealed they have now brought online nearly 8,000 mining rigs representing computing power, or hash rate, of 1.0 exahashes per second (EH\/s), with plans to another 8,000 miners by May, increasing the hash rate to 1.9 EH\/s. <\/p>\n<p>TeraWulf has a 50 megawatt (MW) share in phase one of the new facility, a joint venture with Cumulus Coin, but can add an additional 50 MW of BTC mining capacity in future phases. <\/p>\n<p>According to TeraWulf&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terawulf.com\/nautilus-cryptomine\/\">website<\/a>, the Nautilus Cryptomine is expected to reach 300 MW when complete and will be among the largest mines in North America.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/a4d05b75-625f-413f-b560-d2691eff90e5.JPG\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Nautilus Cryptomine facility in Pennsylvania is solely nuclear powered. Source: TeraWulf<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/talen-energy-corporation-announces-zero-carbon-bitcoin-mining-joint-venture-with-terawulf-inc-301347297.html\"> announced<\/a> back in August, 2021, the Nautilus Cryptomine facility is the result of a partnership between TeraWulf&#8217;s nuclear mining facility subsidiary and power generation and infrastructure company Talen Energy Corporation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Phase 1 of the joint venture included the 180-MW \u201cNautilus Cryptomine\u201d built on Talen\u2019s digital infrastructure campus adjacent to its nuclear power generation station. <\/p>\n<p>TeraWulf generates domestically produced BTC powered by nuclear, hydro, and solar energy with a goal of utilizing 100% zero-carbon energy. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>US legislators renew call for EPA investigation of crypto mining emissions data<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concerns around the potential environmental impacts of BTC mining have ramped up in the last few years with heated debates around the environmental and energy impact surrounding the mining of crypto assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, New York signed a two-year moratorium banning any new fossil-fuel-powered Bitcoin miners from setting up shop within the state.<\/p>\n<p>While in October of 2022, Europe moved toward regulatory action on crypto\u2019s alleged environmental impact as well. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"defi_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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