Tag: Production facilities
Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
WASHINGTON — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to...
Firefighters battle flames at Poland’s largest lignite mine
WARSAW, Poland — Firefighters in central Poland say 13 units are fighting flames that have engulfed a conveyer belt at Poland’s largest brown coal...
New Ford venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants
DETROIT — Ford is forming a joint venture with one of its battery suppliers that will build two North American factories to make batteries...
Porto player investigated over COVID-19 test result
PORTO, Portugal — Portuguese authorities conducted a search and seizure operation at facilities owned by Porto on Thursday in an investigation related to a...
Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound (28,100-kilogram) stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful...
After 3-month delay, Mexico to start shipping vaccine
MEXICO CITY — Mexico said Wednesday it expects to finally start shipping AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from a private fill-and-finish plant by the end of...
Amazon announces new Alabama warehouse after union defeat
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Amazon announced plans for a new warehouse that will bring more than 500 jobs to north Alabama just weeks after workers...
Poland’s main Belchatow power plant crippled by outage
WARSAW, Poland — Energy experts were working Tuesday to restore full operations at Poland’s biggest power plant, the lignite coal-fueled Belchatow, after an energy...
Border Patrol tent facility in Texas evacuated by storm
DONNA, Texas — A compound of tents to detain migrant children and families was evacuated for hours when struck by fierce winds in Texas'...
Federal judge delivers new blow to foes of Twin Metals mine
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a second attempt by opponents of the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota to...
