dam
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It now owns 21 nuclear reactors, more than 50 natural gas power plants, hydroelectric dams, and geothermal plants.
From Barron's
Two dams have been built to isolate the damaged section and many of the stranded boats have already been refloated.
From BBC
Army Corps of Engineers dramatically increased the amount of water flowing from two dams in Tulare County.
From Los Angeles Times
Even in sectors like emergency services, dams and water treatment, foreign content in supply chains for crucial technologies is often limited, diversified across suppliers, or replaceable with domestic production over acceptable time horizons.
To get it going again it needs substantial investment, partly to rebuild the destroyed Kakhovka hydro-electric dam that was used to provide cooling water for the plant.
From BBC
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