BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The largest wildfire at the nation’s primary nuclear research facility in recent history had been burning close to buildings containing nuclear fuel and other radioactive material but a change in wind direction Wednesday was pushing the flames into open range at the sprawling site in Idaho, […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to build the nation’s first small modular nuclear reactors to produce commercial power is a step closer. A Utah-based energy cooperative said Wednesday that it has sales contracts for enough carbon-free power to begin a license application process with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to […]
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. government on Wednesday will reclassify some of the nation’s most dangerous radioactive waste to lower its threat level, outraging critics who say the move would make it cheaper and easier to walk away from cleaning up nuclear weapons production sites in Washington state, Idaho […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Monday night, Heber Light and Power conducted a meeting exploring the possibility of sourcing nuclear power from Idaho. Midway mayor, Celeste Johnson, a member of the Heber Light and Power Board, reported that Heber Valley authorities are always searching for carbon-free power sources, suggesting Idaho nuclear power could […]
