Several thousand people were in attendance at the Mountain America Center arena in Idaho Falls on Thursday afternoon to listen to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and others celebrate America's nuclear renaissance.
As Utah takes action to power up its nuclear ambitions, the next generation of workers needed for future reactors are mostly unprepared. In neighboring Idaho, which hosts the Idaho National Lab focused on nuclear research, the scenario is similar and keeps some state officials up at night trying to find solutions for what’s expected to become a booming workforce market.
BLACKFOOT — With crews working through the winter, a local fabrication business is expected to complete a 40,000-square-foot expansion to bols…
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright addressed the demand for more nuclear energy during his visit Monday to the Idaho National Laboratory’s main facilities on an 890-square-mile desert site in southeastern Idaho.
‘Searching for energy solutions,' Idaho Gov. Little creates new task force to advance nuclear energy
Saying America cannot meet its energy needs without nuclear energy, Idaho Gov. Brad Little last month created a new task force to advance nucl…
IDAHO FALLS – If Idaho is going to lead a nuclear renaissance in America, Idaho legislators and other policy makers must focus on workforce de…
Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner told an interim committee made up of Idaho legislators that President Donald Trump and his admi…
