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Portland-based nuclear reactor company NuScale cuts 28% of workforce, or 154 employees

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Artist’s rendering of NuScale Power’s small modular nuclear reactor plant. In November NuScale hit a major setback when it scuttled plans with an association of Utah-based power companies that were years in the works to build a nuclear power facility in Idaho — a project that would have been the NuScale’s first deployment.

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Pacific Northwest companies merge and raise cash to build energy efficient, modular construction tech

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There’s general agreement that the construction sector is well overdue for modernizing, and many see modular or prefab technology as part of the solution. NODE has been developing an approach to building energy-saving homes out of pre-fabricated components made from environmentally friendly materials. Vancouver, B.C.-based

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TerraPower advances plans for next-gen nuclear plants, earning Bill Gates’ praise

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On Monday, the Idaho National Laboratory announced that an industry team including TerraPower has been selected to begin contract negotiations to design and build the Versatile Test Reactor , a federally financed facility that’s meant to test advanced nuclear reactor technologies. The team is led by Bechtel National Inc.,

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Google Spends $1.6 Billion in 3 Months on its Data Centers

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Google’s Data Center Building Boom Continues: $1.6 Google’s Data Center Building Boom Continues: $1.6 Google’s extraordinary data center building boom continues to drive its spending, as the company invested a record $1.6 Equinix Building Boom Continues. Google Building $1 Billion Data Center in India?

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GI Partners Buys LA Telecom Hub One Wilshire » Data Center.

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GI Partners has acquired One Wilshire, the leading telecom building in Los Angeles and one of the world’s most wired buildings. Private equity firm GI Partners has acquired One Wilshire, the leading carrier hotel in Los Angeles and one of the most wired buildings in the world, the company confirmed this week.

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Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of July 20 » Data Center Knowledge

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GI Partners Buys LA Telecom Hub One Wilshire – Private equity firm GI Partners has acquired One Wilshire, the leading carrier hotel in Los Angeles and one of the most wired buildings in the world, the company confirmed this week. Modular Data Centers. Featured Modular Articles. Google Spends $1.6 Comments (required).

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Smaller, cheaper, safer: The next generation of nuclear power, explained

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But compared to conventional nuclear power plants, which span acres, produce gigawatts of electricity to power whole states, and can take more than a decade to build, it’s minuscule. To meet this energy demand without worsening climate change, the US Energy Department’s report on advanced nuclear energy released in March said “the U.S.

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