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The Trump administration is pushing for domestic uranium mining to ramp up. Companies are eyeing Wyoming, as it holds the largest known reserves in the country.
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Radiant Industries, a clean energy start-up, wanted to build a plant to manufacture micro nuclear reactors near Bar Nunn. Its decision to abandon that idea has upset state politicians like Gov. Mark Gordon.
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As TerraPower constructs a training facility for its forthcoming nuclear power plant, Kemmerer’s administrator says getting the city ready is a point of stress. Partly because of budget cuts and impending coal mine job losses.
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Federal officials would like to quadruple nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050.
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Public commenters at a Casper meeting had a lot of different opinions. Many wanted more answers about the licensing process and the logistics of transporting the spent fuel back to Wyoming.
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The forthcoming nuclear power plant project will get its construction permit seven months faster than expected. Supporters say it’s common sense regulatory streamlining. Others are sounding the alarm.
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One would allow nuclear reactor manufacturers to temporarily store used nuclear fuel in Wyoming, and the other would provide legal protections for private security guards at nuclear facilities.
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The University of Wyoming created a Nuclear Energy Science Certificate to prepare students for jobs in different fields of the expanding nuclear energy sector.
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The three mineral-rich western states agreed to make their grids more resilient, build transmission lines together, and boost university research and private investment in energy.
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Cañon City in southern Colorado is still dealing with the fallout of radioactive contamination from decades ago. A nuclear waste watchdog group wants communities that are considering partnering with the government on future waste storage plans to have the full picture of the energy cycle and its history.