Thank you, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Salmon, for welcoming us so warmly. It was truly a pleasure to meet everyone who attended our Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) workshops last week. Thank you to the City of Pocatello, Melaleuca, and the Elk’s Lodge for...
Governor Little and Attorney General Labrador recently responded with zeal to the Department of Energy’s latest nuclear waste proposal—the so-called Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus. We’ll call it as we see it; a dumping ground, dressed up as an innovation....
We traveled 2,000 miles to make sure Idaho’s voice was heard. Here’s what happened and what’s next. Last month, the Snake River Alliance joined the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) in Washington, D.C., for “DC Days,” our annual week of training,...
Aalo Atomics, another nuclear startup, and Idaho Falls Power are discussing a power purchase agreement for seven “microreactors,” nuclear reactors that “generally” produce less than 50 mW, for energy. While the company has never designed a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated roughly $2 million each to 12 consortia to investigate “consent-based siting” (CBS), a strategy to gain local community acceptance for radioactive waste facilities. Boise State University is leading one of these...
This year’s DC trip with the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) was a whirlwind of activity. After training, we dove headfirst into meetings, starting with the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. Our intern, Danika Lustre, challenged...
