{"id":2233,"date":"2026-06-19T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedainews.com\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2026-06-19T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:00:30","slug":"nuclear-physics-research-lab-jefferson-lab-breaks-ground-on-30000-sq-ft-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedainews.com\/?p=2233","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear physics research lab Jefferson Lab breaks ground on 30,000 sq ft data center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-block-text block-text\">\n<p data-block-key=\"00fl9\">Jefferson Lab, a nuclear physics research lab, broke ground on a 30,000 sq ft (2,787 sqm) data center last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlab.org\/news\/releases\/jefferson-lab-breaks-ground-new-building-power-next-generation-scientific-discovery\">Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"5qdse\">The Jefferson Lab Data Center will be built on the laboratory\u2019s campus in Newport News, Virginia, and it will be used to power the Department of Energy\u2019s (DoE) High Performance Data Facility (HPDF), a data management infrastructure project that was awarded to Jefferson Lab by the DoE back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/jefferson-lab-selected-to-lead-300m-high-performance-data-facility-hub\/\">October 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-block-image block-image\">\n<div class=\"sf-image--right js-lightbox-item\">\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JLDC Groundbreaking Gill Visit3\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/media.datacenterdynamics.com\/media\/images\/JLDC_Groundbreaking_Gill_Visit3.width-358.jpg\" width=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sf-image__meta js-lightbox-caption\">\n                \u2013 Jefferson Lab\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-block-text block-text\">\n<p data-block-key=\"00fl9\">The data center will contain a 10,000 sq ft (929 sqm) data hall, with another 10,000 sq ft for infrastructure equipment.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"3oqkm\">It will serve as \u201cfoundational infrastructure\u201d for Genesis Mission, a DOE-led effort to \u201cadvance priorities in AI for science and energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"duiqv\">The facility was funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia, which committed $43.3 million to the project, and $6m in seed funding.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"320l\">Details about the facility\u2019s construction timeline were not provided.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"3jev9\">Newport News is located in the Hampton Roads region in eastern Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-block-auto_featured_content block-auto_featured_content\">\n<div class=\"panel panel--plain\">\n<h2 class=\"panel__title\">More in North America<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"plain-list flex-container\">\n<li class=\"column--third\">\n<article class=\"card taxonomy channel-mission-critical-power-en\">\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"column--third\">\n<article class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card__image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"wildwood ranch joplin mo\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/media.datacenterdynamics.com\/media\/images\/wildwood_ranch_joplin_mo.2e16d0ba.fill-280x185.png\" width=\"280\" \/>\n<div class=\"card__overlay\">\n            <time datetime=\"2026-01-23\">23 Jan 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"column--third\">\n<article class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card__image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photonic Inc.\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/media.datacenterdynamics.com\/media\/images\/Photonic_Inc..2e16d0ba.fill-280x185.jpg\" width=\"280\" \/>\n<div class=\"card__overlay\">\n            <time datetime=\"2026-01-07\">07 Jan 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-block-auto_featured_content block-auto_featured_content\">\n<div class=\"panel panel--plain\">\n<h2 class=\"panel__title\">More in Government &amp; 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