- Idaho receives funding to develop a nuclear energy tech hub and chemical engineering programs.
- The DOE initiative is considering Idaho for a new campus, involving the state and the Idaho National Laboratory, while Brad Little serves as Governor.
- Idaho is a finalist for a national waste repository, and Brad Little initiated the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus proposal while the INL director participated in the state task force.
- Idaho National Laboratory's expansion into a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Center requires industrial-scale water, raising drought concerns.
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is located in Idaho, and the administration is considering states for a nuclear innovation hub, with waste shipments going to New Mexico.
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Updated Sep 16
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What happened
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is located in Idaho, and the administration is considering states for a nuclear innovation hub, with waste shipments going to New Mexico.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- An agreement was reached requiring waste movement between sites in Idaho and New Mexico.Sub-event
INL in Idaho linked to nuclear innovation hub consideration and waste shipment to New Mexico.1 source
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The entities involved
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Idaho
state of the United States of America
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Idaho National Laboratory
United States Department of Energy complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho
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New Mexico
state of the United States of America
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