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Decades of distrust drive the former governor’s heated rhetoric Cecil Andrus (right) is a big man, politically, and physically which means that when he stands up and starts shouting a lot of people pay attention. The former Idaho governor did just that earlier this month in opposition to a plan by the...

Third Way / Idaho National Laboratory to host Summit on the Future of Nuclear Energy The event will bring together government, private sector leaders including Energy Secretary, White House, NRC Chair, Members of Congress, and Industry CEOs, Washington, DC – Third Way and the Idaho National Laboratory...

Uranium-zirconium fuel will get irradiation at ATR in joint project with Texas A&M University Lightbridge Corp ( NASDAQ:LTBR ), announced June 15 that its joint nuclear fuel testing proposal with Texas A&M University has been approved by the Idaho National Laboratory Advanced Test Reactor National...

Idaho National Laboratory played a key role in bringing them back to life Nuclear Engineering International magazine is republishing the 105 reactor cutaway diagrams that it has produced over its 54-year history. Most of the diagrams, covering every major type of technology, including PWRs, BWRs, PHWRs...

Rep. Mike Simpson brings sustained funding for key nuclear energy R&D programs Funding in the next federal government fiscal year (2010) for the  Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) will take a jump thanks to the legislative accomplishments of Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) (right).  Simpson's...

Warren “Pete” Miller comes to Idaho Falls DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Warren "Pete" Miller (right) was in Idaho Falls Sept 22 and told a news conference he is "pro-nuclear."  "Every interaction I've had in the (Obama) administration, at every level, has...

Objectives of the $3.5 billion proposed program are to reduce carbon emissions and bolster energy security A new report co-authored by the Electric Power Research Institute ( EPRI ) and the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) details how nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment...

Craig's final acts on Energy & Water Appropriations bring welcome increases The Idaho Falls Post Register reports that the Senate Energy & Water Appropriations subcommittee responsible for nuclear energy R&D funding this week has given the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) something to...

Idaho's representative on the House Appropriations Committee has good news for the site's nuclear energy and cleanup programs. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson (right). a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced substantial increases in funding...

A long term agreement with the U.S. Navy will keep them anchored on the Idaho desert beyond 2035 A new agreement between the State of Idaho and the  U.S. Navy settles a long-term issue for both parties, which is what happens after the current agreement is done in 2035. The answer is life goes on...

Answer - two heads may be better than one The Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) is facing a formidable challenge with the release of a request for information (RFI) earlier this month by the Department of Energy (DOE). The government wants to hear from firms that think they can build the Next Generation...

Comes up short on cash There is great profile of the plans by the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant ( NGNP ) at the Energy Central web portal. It reports that the people planning the future of nuclear energy measure time in decades and time is running short. Philip...

Energy communities across the U.S. turn to Congress for relief A critical issue for the future of the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) nuclear energy mission is unfolding in an area where the incumbent site contract on the R&D side of the house has little control. The issue is that advocacy for...

State gets help from scientist to assess new nuclear plant A top expert in nuclear energy has been dispatched to help the State of Idaho assess the impacts of a proposed new nuclear power plant in Idaho. Ralph Bennett, a scientist from the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ), is working with the State...

Demonstration plants are expensive South Africa has asked for funding from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan to finance all or part of 24 small nuclear power installations, at 160 Mw each, to be built by the pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) project. They will need a lot of money because the rollout...

Rep. Mike Simpson says there are challenges ahead Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson had some good news, and some practical advice, for an audience of Idaho Falls business leaders this week. Simpson said the now complete congressional appropriation process had been good for the Idaho National Laboratory...

Keeping the reactor running safely doesn't trigger NEPA A U.S. federal district court judge in Boise ruled against a request by Keep Yellowstone Nuclear Free ( KYNF ), an anti-nuclear group, to suspend operation of INL's Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) pending preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement...

Sustainable energy supply requires reliable fuel and nuclear safeguards Sometimes the wizards of the nuclear world are hidden from view, and when they have organized themselves on the remote, high desert of Idaho, it seems their work might be invisible. Some light was shed on the federal government's...