Nuclear

Bill would allow the county to pilot a small modular nuclear reactor project

Murray said at a news conference Tuesday she’s concerned about the Trump administration’s dismissal of about 12 U.S. Department of Energy staffers and what effect that will have on safety at the site.

Amazon's push for small modular nuclear reactors is just the latest development in decadeslong fight over nuclear energy.

The Heritage Foundation’s blueprint proposes reclassifying radioactive waste as something less dangerous so it can be disposed of more cheaply.

Amazon is partnering with a consortium of Washington state utilities to build small modular nuclear reactors along the Columbia River to power the growing energy needs of its data centers in Eastern Oregon.

The move helps Amazon work around Oregon’s long standing ban on new nuclear reactors and feed its energy-intensive data business. But it could also reignite debates over nuclear energy’s role in decarbonizing the energy grid.

Dozens of advocates are blanketing Capitol Hill this week to push for Congress to revive a program that provided compensation to people with long-standing impacts from U.S. nuclear testing programs.

County commissioners think draft legislation could "thread the needle" past state's nuclear energy restrictions.

In its announcement Monday, NuScale said the layoffs could help save up to $60 million a year and they’re part of a strategic plan to better position the company financially and commercially.

A Portland company announced Wednesday it was canceling a partnership that would have delivered the first small modular nuclear reactors in the country, potentially changing the renewable energy landscape and revitalizing the nuclear power industry in the United States.