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July 19, 2019

Plan to build small nuke reactors advances

  • The goal is to begin construction on the reactors in 2023, with the first reactor starting up in 2026 in Idaho.
    • By KEITH RIDLER
    Associated Press

    BOISE, Idaho — A plan to build the nation's first small modular nuclear reactors to produce commercial power is a step closer to being realized.

    A Utah-based energy cooperative said Wednesday that it has sales contracts for enough carbon-free power to begin a license application process with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build the reactors in eastern Idaho.


     
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