by Leigh Ford | Nov 25, 2023 | Idaho Energy Updates, Idaho Nuclear Updates, Uncategorized
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will start leasing land to corporations that need a place to run experiments. “There is no limit on the length of these leases,” said Katherine Huff, assistant secretary with the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy. That...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 25, 2023 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Press Releases, Uncategorized
SNAKE RIVER ALLIANCE CELEBRATES SUCCESS In a monumental triumph for the environment, the Snake River Alliance is delighted to announce the cancellation of NuScale’s Carbon-free power project, which had initially proposed a staggering 12 nuclear reactors at Idaho...
by Leigh Ford | May 26, 2023 | Alliance Publications, Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
Another Environmental Injustice Consolidated (or Centralized) “Interim” Storage (CIS) are proposed facilities that would receive high-level commercial nuclear power waste “temporarily” before being shipped to a (currently non-existent)...
by Leigh Ford | Mar 30, 2023 | Idaho Energy Updates, Idaho Nuclear Updates
Last month House Bill 96 was passed by the Idaho State Legislature and signed by Governor Brad Little. The bill will take out “renewable” language from the Idaho Energy Resources Authority (IERA) Act and replace it with “clean” to embrace nuclear energy and other...
by Leigh Ford | Mar 1, 2023 | Clean Energy, Nuclear
Recently, House Bill 96 sailed through the Idaho House committee on Environment, Energy & Technology, and passage in the full House quickly followed. The Snake River Alliance testified before the Senate Committee on State Affairs and secured one vote, but it was...
