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Sounds to me like the great lakes region would make more sense then. Same reason it was industrialized 100 years ago in the first place. Excellent shipping rout
by cmrdporcupine 4y ago
Sounds to me like the great lakes region would make more sense then. Same reason it was industrialized 100 years ago in the first place. Excellent shipping routes, access to copious fresh water. And, yeah, geologically stable.
They should build a fab in Michigan or Ontario. Labour is cheaper up in Canada, too.
- shagie 4y agoThe Great Lakes have international restrictions on what the water may be used for and requirements for it to be returned to the watershed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Compact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Compact
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIC fabs don't export their water.
- shagie 4y agoIf they discharge it through a cooling tower, that counts as not returning it to water basin (note that nuclear plants on the lakes don't have cooling towers... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Beach_Nuclear_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Beach_Nuclear_Plant - which has other problems, but water diversions aren't one of them).
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoYes they do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Besse_Nuclear_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Besse_Nuclear_Po...
- shagie 4y agoFair 'nuff... that falls under the existing when the compact was signed ( https://www.glslcompactcouncil.org/historical-information/baseline-database/details?id=OH-00598 https://www.glslcompactcouncil.org/historical-information/ba... ). A new diversion of that nature wouldn't be allowed.
- rblatz 4y agoIntel is building a fab in Columbus Ohio.
- hnburnsy 4y agoTornadoes, winter storms, flooding, and power outages. Phoenix get few to little of these.