nuclear power

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.

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.

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.

Federal officials would like to quadruple nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050.

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.

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.

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.

The University of Wyoming created a Nuclear Energy Science Certificate to prepare students for jobs in different fields of the expanding nuclear energy sector.

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.

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.