by Snake River Alliance | Jun 2, 2017 | Nuclear
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is accepting public comments now until the 27th of June on a proposed rule to reduce and eliminate Emergency Planning Zones around some new reactors, including the NuScale project in Idaho. NuScale wants to build an array of a...
by Snake River Alliance | May 30, 2017 | Nuclear
For its 29th Annual DC Days in May 2017, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, which the Snake River Alliance is a part of, published a report entitled Accountability Audit. The report examines the extraordinary spending at Department of Energy nuclear facilities...
by Snake River Alliance | May 19, 2017 | Clean Energy Program
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission may soon approve a settlement agreement committing Idaho Power to pursue full closure of the North Valmy coal plant in Nevada by 2025. The Alliance has pushed for full closure as soon as 2021 and strongly supports this action. The...
by Snake River Alliance | May 17, 2017 | Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Solarize The Valley
If you are “pro-solar” in the Treasure Valley but can’t install solar at your home or business through the Solarize the Valley program, we encourage you to consider going solar through Idaho Power’s Community Solar Pilot program. A 500 kilowatt...
by Snake River Alliance | Apr 27, 2017 | Nuclear
The Alliance and several members have voiced concern about how little public information has been provided to support an exemption from federal licensing for a shipment of “hot” water to the US Ecology hazardous waste disposal site in Grand View, Idaho....
