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Science · RichlandWashington and local leaders praised Wednesday’s historic launch of the radioactive waste treatment plant, or vitrification plant, at Hanford near Richland. Read more...See the Story
WA, NW Leaders React to ‘Historic Achievement Decades in the Making’ at Hanford Site
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Technology · RichlandTo meet its massive energy demand for its AI and cloud services, Amazon is investing in nuclear power as a cleaner option. After signing agreements to help build nuclear energy projects last year, the tech giant revealed plans for an upcoming small modular reactor, or SMR, in Richland, Washington. Amazon is working with Energy Northwest, Washington state's utilities agency, and X-energy, an SMR developer, to build the Cascade Advanced Energy Fac…See the Story
Amazon Reveals What One of the US' First Modular Nuclear Reactors Will Look Like
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