Nuclear Crossroads: Unpacking Radiant Industries' Microreactor Manufacturing Plan in Natrona County

Wyoming weighs nuclear waste storage rule change amid public pushback over microreactor plant

Lawmakers in Wyoming are debating a bill that would allow storage of radioactive waste from a proposed microreactor manufacturing facility, a move that has drawn sharp resistance from local residents.Dustin Bleizeffer reports for WyoFile.In short:The bill would exempt advanced nuclear reactor manufacturers from Wyoming’s long-standing ban on nuclear fuel waste storage, paving the way for Radiant Industries’ planned facility near the town of Bar …

Nuclear Crossroads: Unpacking Radiant Industries' microreactor manufacturing plan in Natrona County

BAR NUNN, Wyo. — A quiet part of Natrona County north of Casper is at the heart of intense debate as Radiant Industries, a California-based clean energy startup, proposes a factory there for its portable nuclear microreactors, named Kaleidos.  Bar Nunn, a town of about 3,000 people, stands on the former runways of Wardwell Field, Casper’s original airport. Radiant wants to construct its manufacturing plant just north of town, where it would buil…

Wyoming lawmakers consider nuclear waste storage as tensions rise over microreactor plant proposal

Lawmakers will consider draft legislation this week that would allow manufacturers of “advanced nuclear reactors” to store high-level radioactive waste at their Wyoming facilities. It would be the second exception to a decades-long ban on nuclear fuel waste storage in Wyoming — removing a barrier to what nuclear energy proponents here say could become a lucrative new manufacturing and power production sector that also reinvigorates the state’s u…