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• Idaho anti-nuclear activist arrested

  Peter Rickards denies the charges The Mountainhome news reports that Twin Falls podiatrist and anti--nuclear activist Peter Rickards was taken into custody by an Elmore County Sheriff's Deputy and cited for trespassing and battery stemming. The arrest stems an alleged altercation with an Idaho Energy Complex (IEC) staff member during a public information meeting held Monday June 16 in Glenns Ferry... Posted Jun 18 2008, 09:46 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Idaho, Idaho Energy Complex

• Thinking about the future

  What's next for pro-nuclear advocates in Idaho? The Partnership for Science & Technology ( PST ) played  an important role working with elected officials and economic development groups in Idaho to help land Areva's $2 billion uranium enrichment plant . This is a huge victory shared by many. The question for PST is what does it do next? On its web site the group defines itself this... Posted Jun 05 2008, 03:02 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Idaho

• PBMR headed for Idaho?

  Process heat applications could drive the project South Africa’s fourth-generation nuclear power technology, the pebble-bed modular reactor ( PBMR ), has a real chance that it could be demonstrated, in a process heat application, at the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) near Idaho Falls, ID, according to a report in Creamer's Engineering News.  The CEO of PBMR Ltd. told Creamers an upcoming... Posted Mar 14 2008, 12:52 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: PBMR, Idaho

• Idaho Senate Committee approves Areva tax breaks

  Idaho Falls was worried the Senate might ice the puck and stop their efforts The Associated Press reports that the Idaho Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee, in a squeaker of a vote at 5-4, approved a measure that would cap the taxable value of a possible Areva uranium enrichment plant near Idaho Falls at $400 million if the company invests at least $1 billion within seven years. AP reports... Posted Mar 12 2008, 10:49 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, uranium enrichment, Idaho

• Areva reportedly serious about Idaho

  Uranium enrichment plant targeted for site near the INL The Associated Press reports Areva Inc., a French government-controlled nuclear energy company, is in talks with officials in Idaho and other U.S. states over a planned $2 billion uranium enrichment facility that by 2014 could supply fuel to commercial nuclear power plants. * * * Areva recently hired Erika Malmen, wife of Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter's... Posted Jan 31 2008, 10:25 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, uranium enrichment, Idaho

• Two planned nuclear plants call it quits

  What scared them off? AP is carrying a report this afternoon (Sunday Jan 27) that MidAmerican is pulling out of its plans to build a nuclear power plant in Payette , ID. Elected officials in southwest Idaho say they've been told plans for a proposed nuclear power plant have been abandoned. The firm, which had about as much impact on Idaho's energy picture as a butterfly on a twig, seems to... Posted Jan 27 2008, 03:09 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Idaho, Payette, Midamerican, Scana

• Timetable reported for Idaho nuclear power plant

  Rocky Barker continues his excellent coverage Possibility of new nuke plant concerns western Treasure Valley residents rbarker@idahostatesman.com Edition Date: 12/23/07 Idaho Statesman Here's the timetable for development of a new nuclear power plant in Payette, Idaho . A team of engineers, geologists, biologists and other experts is conducting the studies they need to determine that the Payette... Posted Dec 28 2007, 10:31 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Idaho, Payette, Midamerican, Rocky Barker

• Hundreds turn out over Idaho nuclear plant

  Idaho Statesmen says 400 came to public meeting Meeting on Payette nuke plant plan draws 400 Residents and activists pose tough questions to the developer, but some see benefits to the area. Will MidAmerican build a nuke plant in Payette County? BY ROCKY BARKER - rbarker@idahostatesman.com Edition Date: 12/21/07 Full text at: http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/244426.html # # # Idaho Samizdat... Posted Dec 21 2007, 03:20 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear reactor, Idaho, Payette, Idaho Statesman, Midamerican, Rocky Barker

• Second nuclear plant proposed for Idaho

  This time it is not a penny stock outfit The Idaho Statesman reports that a company is reportedly conducting tests at a site in Idaho's Payette County for a nuclear power plant. MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Co. officials said even if the site is found acceptable it would be years before such a plant began producing power. Even so it is a really big fish in a really small pond. At least this time... Posted Dec 04 2007, 01:16 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Idaho, Midamerican Nuclear Energy

• Nuclear Energy Advocacy in Idaho

  This OP ED appeared in the Idaho Statesman today. Since the paper doesn't rack outside of the Boise area, and content rolls off its web page, I'm posting the full content here with the author's permission. November 06, 2007 Lane Allgood, Executive Director Partnership for Science and Technology Gov. Otter's recent statement supporting nuclear energy has put the nuclear option back into... Posted Nov 06 2007, 11:43 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Idaho, Partnership for Science Technology, Lane Allgood, Idaho Falls

• Idaho Governor endorses nuclear energy

  Idaho Guv: Nuke Power Beats Wind, Solar http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071003/id_governor_nuclear.html?.v=1 via free WiFi from Manchester, NH, airport Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com Read More... Posted Oct 04 2007, 01:57 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Nuclear energy, C.L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho