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NRC Issues License for Areva’s Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility

October 13, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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The project is set to begin work before the snow flies on the Arco desert The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the license for Areva’s $2.4 billion uranium enrichment plant on October 12. The action by the federal agency will allow the firm to ink the final term sheet of its $2 billion federal loan guarantee with the U.S.... [read more]

Pawning The Chernobyl Necklace

March 22, 2011 by Valerie Brown
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As the world gapes mesmerized at the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan, those not at risk of exposure to the radiation bless their good luck and wonder what it must feel like to be the unlucky ones – the ones who can’t escape that invisible blanket of fear. Let me tell you what it feels like. On a spring day in 1975, the first words I... [read more]

Payette County approve land use for new Idaho reactor site

April 28, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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A zoning hearing must take place to authorize industrial uses The Idaho Statesman reports that the Payette County, Idaho, Commissioners this week unanimously approved a change to the county’s land use plan for a 5,000 acre tract. The change will allow the parcel to be re-zoned from agricultural use to industrial use. The commission... [read more]

Idaho’s Sen. Mike Crapo wants a national nuclear energy summit

April 6, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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It is a bipartisan appeal to President Obama In a speech to the City Club of Idaho Falls last week, Sen. Mike Crapo, the state's senior senator, called for a national nuclear energy summit. He said that defining the nation's use of civilian nuclear energy should be handled through a bipartisan meeting involving a broad range of... [read more]

Chu: DOE close to award of $2B loan guarantee to Areva

March 4, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The $2 billion measure would aid financing of the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility in Idaho Dow Jones reports Mar 5 U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that his department is "closing in" on a final decision for a loan guarantee for Areva's nuclear project in Idaho. In testimony before a Senate appropriations committee Mar 5, Chu was... [read more]

Facebook to run on Coal!?

February 18, 2010 by Matt Dernoga
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In case you haven’t heard, Facebook recently announced the development of its first data center in Princeville, Oregon, and instead of buying electricity from a clean source within the state, they’re going to mostly import coal electricity from Idaho.  Why? “With the price of hydropower increasing in the Northwest, Facebook opted... [read more]

AEHI leaves pink sheets for OTC

January 9, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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It is a move to raise confidence in its stock Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI:OB) announced it received approval from the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)(FIRNA) to list and trade its common stock on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board effective Jan 8, 2010. Don Gillispie, AEHI Chairman and CEO stated, "We hope... [read more]

AEHI picks new site for Idaho reactor

October 20, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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This is the third site selected in the firm’s search for a suitable location Alternative Energy Holdings Inc. (OTC:AEHI) announced Oct 20 it has selected a new site for its planned nuclear reactor in Idaho. The site in is Payette County, Idaho, some 60 miles northwest of Boise and about five miles northeast [at Stone Quarry Rd.] of... [read more]

Snake River Alliance vows to drive Areva out of Idaho

October 15, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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Haunted by the goblins of the cold war, a Boise-based group is obsessed with a uranium enrichment plant A relic with knee-jerk, anti-nuclear reflexes from the cold war has energized itself to oppose Areva's planned $2.4 billion "Eagle Rock" uranium enrichment plant in Idaho. The Boise-based Snake River Alliance (SRA) has a war chest... [read more]

Hyperion Valued At $100 Million

May 20, 2009 by Jacob Mazer
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By Jacob Mazer, Assistant Editor, Fuel Cycle Week Hyperion Power Generation has received media attention this week, with articles that observed in wonderment the company’s $100 million valuation—a significant sum, especially given that its product is an untested technology several years from deployment. The company plans to sell a line... [read more]

Navy nukes extend Idaho role

June 8, 2008 by Dan Yurman
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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 with the Navy continuing its operations at... [read more]

Idaho is not likely to be nuclear soon

June 2, 2008 by Dan Yurman
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In the third decade of this century Idaho Power may buy electricity from INL's "Next Generation" nuclear plant Hat tip to Dave Bradish and his team at NEI Nuclear Notes The Mountain Express out of Mountain Home, ID has a news note for June 2 that reports sometime in the third decade of this century Idaho Power will consider acquiring... [read more]