by Snake River Alliance | Jul 13, 2016 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
Board member Brent Marchbanks in his guest opinion featured in the Idaho Statesmen reminds Idahoans on why it is so important that we tell the Department of Energy NO! to nuclear waste during tomorrow evening’s DOE’s Consent Based Siting Public Meeting ....
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 6, 2016 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
July 14th the Department of Energy is coming to Idaho to ask Idahoans what we think of consent-based siting process for commercial spent nuclear fuel. By answering a few simple questions the Alliance can easily show why Idahoans need to attend this meeting and voice...
by Snake River Alliance | Feb 11, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
Idaho National Laboratory contractor, Battelle, and its supporters in eastern Idaho would very much like to have a piece of the federal funding for commercial nuclear waste storage and disposal. It will be a pretty big pie. States that might be thinking about...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 10, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Snake River Alliance has long worked to stop shipments of spent nuclear fuel from coming to Idaho. Our work paid off on October 23, when Idaho’s Attorney General, Lawrence Wasden, blocked a shipment of 25 spent fuel rods from Virginia’s North Anna reactor. Idaho’s...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 28, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
There have been a number of editorials and guest opinions in Idaho newspapers since the start of the year regarding the Department of Energy’s desire to ship two batches of commercial spent nuclear fuel to Idaho. As has often been the case during nuclear controversies...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 21, 2015 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
The State of Idaho should stand tall while demanding that the Department of Energy honor its commitments to the people of Idaho. While the Idaho National Laboratory may be an economic force in our state, the history of the Site is plagued by the federal government’s...
