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DOE picks Utah as finalist to develop Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus in Tooele County

DOE picks Utah as finalist to develop Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus in Tooele County

Utah is one of five states in the running to host a $50 billion federal nuclear campus

John Rogers
John Rogers
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Heavy rare earth processing plant under construction in southeastern Utah

Heavy rare earth processing plant under construction in southeastern Utah

Energy Fuels' White Mesa Mill expansion designed to enhance domestic rare earth supply chain now controlled by China

John Rogers
John Rogers
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Nuclear reactor development gets state incentive

Nuclear reactor development gets state incentive

Test reactor first step as part of 'nuclear energy renaissance'

Brice Wallace
Brice Wallace
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First nuclear, now geothermal: Brigham City set to become alternate energy hub

First nuclear, now geothermal: Brigham City set to become alternate energy hub

Rodatherm and Fulcrum Point advance a new geothermal energy project as Brigham City becomes a hub for nuclear and clean power in Utah

John Rogers
John Rogers
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Weber County to host nuclear energy community symposium

Weber County to host nuclear energy community symposium

Free Aug. 5 event at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center invites residents to explore nuclear energy's future in Weber County

Brice Wallace
Brice Wallace
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Rocky Mountain Power offers proposal to settle ongoing rate hike conflict

Rocky Mountain Power offers proposal to settle ongoing rate hike conflict

Rocky Mountain Power's new settlement proposal would end a two-year rate case fight while lowering the average customer's bill

John Rogers
John Rogers
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Green River's Blue Castle nuke plant being revived using modular reactors

Green River's Blue Castle nuke plant being revived using modular reactors

After 19 years of delays, the Emery County project pivots from a single large reactor to two to four Holtec SMR-300 modular units

John Rogers
John Rogers
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Utah joins four-state consortium to bolster geothermal energy production

Utah joins four-state consortium to bolster geothermal energy production

Utah joins regional geothermal consortium to accelerate clean energy development, permitting reform and next-generation power production.

John Rogers
John Rogers
EnergyEnergy
Nuclear energy emerges as star of Gov. Cox’s Operation Gigawatt Summit

Nuclear energy emerges as star of Gov. Cox’s Operation Gigawatt Summit

Operation Gigawatt Summit highlights Utah’s push for nuclear energy, small modular reactors and faster permitting to meet growing power demand

John Rogers
John Rogers
EnergyEnergy
40,000+ acre 'hyperscale' data center could come to Box Elder County

40,000+ acre 'hyperscale' data center could come to Box Elder County

The proposed Stratos Project would bring a massive AI-powered data center campus to Box Elder County, generating its own energy while raising questions about water use, tax incentives and environmental impacts.

John Rogers
John Rogers
EnergyEnergy
Rowdy crowd doesn’t deter Box Elder commissioners from approving data center project

Rowdy crowd doesn’t deter Box Elder commissioners from approving data center project

The vote advances plans for the 40,000-acre Stratos data center project despite strong opposition over water, energy and environmental concerns.

John Rogers
John Rogers