Nuclear Energy

The power and destructiveness of nuclear energy has been in the spotlight since the film "Oppenheimer" was released in July. It is in focus again this week with the anniversaries of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II.

The U.S. Department of Energy has opened a short public comment window on an experimental nuclear technology in Idaho.

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes opposes the CDC, Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. endorses Sen. Mike Lee, talks of a nuclear power plant. And the Utah Jazz start their season.

As the U.S. aims to push past fossil fuel dependency, nuclear power is part of the conversation, but non-proliferation watchdogs hope a method for…

The film Downwinders and the Radioactive West has been airing on PBS Utah. Today we’re going to review a different part of America’s nuclear history.…

The public can weigh in this week on an experimental nuclear reactor which could be coming to the Idaho National Laboratory.The U.S. Department of Energy…

The Carbon Free Power Project, owned by the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), aims to provide the region with nuclear energy by 2030. Yet,…

A proposal from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission exempting emergency planning for new nuclear plant designs is raising alarms.The NRC proposal…

A loaded gun was left in a bathroom at the Living Planet Aquarium, where the property has a posted ban on weapons, but Salt Lake County District Attorney…