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Michigan township combats nuclear weapons data center by passing ban on new electrical infrastructure — 220,000-square-foot hyperscale project is backed by University of Michigan and the Los Alamos Na

Ypsilanti Township is blocking a University of Michigan data center designed for researching nuclear weapons by temporarily stopping the electrical substation it needs to operate. It also put a one-year moratorium on the data center's water connection request earlier this year/

August 21, 2026

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Ypsilanti Township is blocking a University of Michigan data center designed for researching nuclear weapons by temporarily stopping the electrical substation it needs to operate. It also put a one-year moratorium on the data center's water connection request earlier this year/

## Michigan township combats nuclear weapons data center by passing ban on new electrical infrastructure — 220,000-square-foot hyperscale project is backed by University of Michigan and the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ypsilanti Township is blocking a University of Michigan data center designed for researching nuclear weapons by temporarily stopping the electrical substation it needs to operate. It also put a one-year moratorium on the data center's water connection request earlier this year/

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*Source: [TomsHardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/michigan-township-combats-nuclear-weapons-data-center-by-passing-ban-on-new-electrical-infrastructure-220-000-square-foot-hyperscale-project-is-backed-by-university-of-michigan-and-the-los-alamos-national-laboratory)*

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