by Snake River Alliance | Jan 12, 2017 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear
What effect will a Trump Administration have on this country’s nuclear power, waste, and weapons policies? “Prospects for a rational approach are not bright.” That’s the conclusion of Dan Yurman, who worked at the Idaho National Laboratory for 20 years and now writes...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 12, 2017 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear
The Leadership in Nuclear Energy (LINE) Commission will meet Tuesday, January 17, from 8 am to 3 pm in the Lincoln Auditorium of the State Capitol. Here’s the agenda for the meeting, which looks as if it might be more informative than some other LINE meetings. Idaho...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 19, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
On Thursday evening, July 14, the Department of Energy (DOE) is coming to Boise to ask Idahoans what we think of a new process for siting nuclear waste facilities. After the agency spent decades trying to force nuclear waste on unwilling Nevadans, the DOE has a “new”...
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 | 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...
