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November 16, 2017

U.S. restarts nuclear test site in Idaho after 23 years

  • Federal officials hope research there will lead to cleaner and safer fuels.

    • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have restarted an eastern Idaho nuclear fuel testing facility amid efforts to boost the nation's nuclear power generating capacity and possibly reduce concerns about nuclear power safety.

    The U.S. Department of Energy said the facility at the Idaho National Laboratory about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls began operating Tuesday for the first time since it went on standby status in 1994.


     
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