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    and stops working when us-east-1 burns down
it also requires zero effort on their part
it's a mining area (underground copper mine is in the same town)
Depending on local climate, season and proximity to cities or industrial customers, this is often done, but you'll still have to dump lots of heat in the summer when space heating is off
straight up not feasible for many serious and necessary facilities like powerplants and refineries, unless you prefer very warm lake or river nearby (which also cools down by evaporation later)
ohhhh nooooo did actions happened to have consequences??


some foods (and other things, like blood and some other medical products) are irradiated in order to sterilize them and make them last longer, 137Cs sources are used for this purpose because this material is easily available but can't be used for other purposes (like radiography)