I apparently made a bad assumption. I thought I remembered reading that nuclear plants were looking to shut down due to economics of electricity not being profitable for them anymore, which I assumed meant lack of demand.

I also remembered seeing several articles about a crypto mining operation doing exactly that.

- https://ignition-news.com/talen-energy-buys-out-a-nuclear-po...

- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10052025/new-york-bitcoin...

- https://www.power-eng.com/nuclear/nuclear-powered-bitcoin-mi...

- https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/12/texas-power-plant-ex...

That last one is actually just a natural gas plant though.