NSA's New Data Center Can't Stop Exploding
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The National Security Agency (NSA) is building a new data center in Utah and things haven't been going so well.
NSA computer that hasn't exploded yet/via Flickr Creative Commons
Massive electrical surges at the brand new $1.4 billion data storage facility have caused "flashes of lightning inside a 2-foot box," damaging incredibly expensive equipment and machinery and delaying the center's official opening by a year.
According to The Daily Beast, the "melting metal that results from the fiery explosions causes the circuits to fail and prevents NSA workers from using th computers."
The massive data facility, located 30 miles south of Salt Lake City, requires 65 megawatts of electricity that according to PC World, costs more than $1 million a month to run.
The Wall Street Journal is citing reports of shoddy construction that "cut corners" to speed up completion of the complex.
Meanwhile, Edward Snowden was spotted grocery shopping in Moscow.
Read more about the NSA's explosive new data center at PC World and the Wall Street Journal.
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