Taiga Cogger, Author at Got Nuclear

Hyperscale Energy, Speed, and Stability

Taiga Cogger February 27, 2026 No Comments

In discussions about artificial intelligence, the word hyperscale appears constantly. At first it sounds like it simply means very large. In reality it describes something deeper. Hyperscale refers to infrastructure…

Reluctant Acceptance

Taiga Cogger February 19, 2026 No Comments

For a long time, I noticed something strange about conversations on climate and nuclear energy. Even people who are deeply worried about global warming often hesitate when nuclear comes up.…

Moving East

Taiga Cogger February 19, 2026 No Comments

Nuclear energy has quietly returned to the climate conversation. Not as a slogan, and not as a universal comeback story, but as a practical question: if the world needs to…

The Buildings That Never Sleep

Taiga Cogger February 11, 2026 No Comments

A friend once told me, half jokingly, that the internet feels free only because someone else is paying for it. At the time, I laughed and moved on. But the…

When AI Turns on the LightsThe Ghost in the Bill

Taiga Cogger February 11, 2026 No Comments

I didn’t start thinking about data centers because I was curious about servers or artificial intelligence. I started thinking about them because my electricity bill didn’t make sense. Nothing in…

Living with Vulnerability

Taiga Cogger February 5, 2026 No Comments

For a long time, I thought energy debates were about choosing sides. Renewable versus nuclear. Safety versus risk. Progress versus the past. The arguments were loud, but they never quite…

Japan’s Energy Blind Spot

Taiga Cogger February 5, 2026 No Comments

Living in Japan, it’s easy to forget how exposed the country really is until a ship runs aground, a war breaks out far away, or a blackout reminds you that…

Why Energy Conversations Stall

Taiga Cogger January 30, 2026 No Comments

I’ve noticed something whenever energy comes up in conversation.It doesn’t matter who I’m talking to, a student, a professional, or someone genuinely interested in climate and technology. The moment nuclear…

After the Shutdowns

Taiga Cogger January 30, 2026 No Comments

In Japan, energy becomes real in the winter. It shows up in the quiet hum of heaters late at night, in electricity meters that seem to move faster as daylight…

Afraid of the Wrong Things

Taiga Cogger January 23, 2026 No Comments

I used to feel uneasy about nuclear energy long before I understood anything about it.The word itself felt heavy. Final. Like something that could go wrong once and never be…

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