The failure of diesel generators, which power water pumps that are critical to reactor cooling systems, was a leading cause of the current crisis.
Technical advances that helped self-sufficient farming communities to be more productive became more widely adopted across Europe and this led to the development of the horse-collar, allowing more efficient haulage and plowing, the horse shoe, the mouldboard plough, allowing the cultivation of heavier northern European soils and a widespread adoption of water power in the form of water mills and tidal mills.
The three groups are Power and Water, Oil and Gas, and Energy Management.
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The troops also secured the power and water facilities in the city, he said.
In Africa, Heineken not only operates breweries but also its own power and water treatment plants.
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The technology could also allow them to read power and water meters without entering customers' premises.
Now there are nearly 600 travel trailers arranged in rows, each with its own power and water hookup.
In those prefectures, power, water, gas and telephones are all out of service.
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The roof blew off one gym, and others have power or water-damage problems.
Tony Garcia said he's worried the search for those needs could mean trouble the longer power and water remain out.
Katrina knocked out phone lines, power and water in Jackson and some people in the surrounding areas are still living without.
But the company said it had been affected by weaker-than-expected sales in Europe, especially in sales of power and water equipment.
Five days without power and water felt like an eternity but we were very lucky to otherwise not sustain any real damage.
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The city is remarkably well run by Indian standards, with broad avenues, green parks, reliable power and water that you can drink.
However, it is not just the U.S. that hungers for more or better roads, rail, ocean- and airports, power, water and telecom networks.
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New York may be struggling without power, water or lights, but as far as the markets are concerned, business is back on track.
But the iShack's developers say that slum dwellers usually have to wait for years for power and water grids or low-cost housing to arrive.
The health and safety of individuals is priority first and foremost, followed by the recovery of critical infrastructure services (power, water, hospital services, transportation etc.).
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Garner and his team face a daunting task which ranges from restoring power and water to establishing the rule of law in the war-shattered country.
Power and water supplies have been knocked out in Lushan county.
When social entrepreneurs deliver power, water, and other goods to poor communities, they create foundations for economic growth, opening frontier markets to other forms of investment.
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McGoldrick, who works on a strictly voluntary basis, had to find and buy the land, entice businesses, build roads and improve the sewer, power and water systems.
By the end of September, Mr Chidambaram should also receive a report recommending the reduction over five years of India's ubiquitous subsidies, on power, water and a great deal else.
The job involves laying down the infrastructure for your city to flourish - power, water, roads and rail - and then watching as businesses and virtual people, called Sims, flock in.
In recent weeks, Conakry has seen a few mild riots, protesting against power, water, fuel and salary shortages, but the mob always flees at the police's first volley into the air.
According to Mr Filgate, the company has agreed to build a town hall in the village of Ugborodo - home to many of the protesters - and build schools and power and water systems.
Billions of dollars of needed road, port, rail, power, water and airport projects are behind schedule, a familiar Indonesian story made worse by the turn inward on some high-visibility deals where global contracting could help.
Hopes for a Serb climbdown are based in part on signs of dissent within Serbia , and on belief in the effectiveness of economic pressure on the Serbs, through the disruption of power and water supplies.
Just as a number of pieces of legislation addressing the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure like power and water systems are being introduced into the Congress, the New York Times reports that some lawmakers might be getting cold feet.
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