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Mule Deer conversations hosted by G&F

  • Meetings in Thayne, Jackson, Cokeville and Kemmerer There are four opportunities in November and December to join the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s  conversation on Mule Deer. RELATED: WGF SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON MULE DEER MANAGMENT – Regional…

Governor Gordon Praises TerraPower’s Non-Russian Uranium Initiative

  • TerraPower’s strategic move aims to strengthen U.S. energy security and promote advanced nuclear technology Governor Mark Gordon has commended TerraPower for its recent announcement regarding efforts to secure a stable source of non-Russian high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). He…

Hiring process starts for Nuclear construction

  • Job Corps applicants bussed into Kemmerer.  Two bus loads of potential employees unloaded at the South Lincoln Training and Events Center in Kemmerer the first week of October. The travelers included young men and women coming from the…

Scholars try to check pro-nuclear narrative

  By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Nuclear energy is hot right now — figuratively speaking. The world’s biggest banks, nations and companies are all lining up behind the so-called nuclear renaissance to the tune…

TerraPower Secures Major Support Services at the NatriumTM Site

  The following is a news release from TerraPower –    • TerraPower has finalized an agreement for support services for the Natrium Reactor1 Demonstration Project in Wyoming Bellevue, WA – September 17, 2024 – TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company,…

New Season of ‘Wyoming Chronicle’ Debuts Friday on Wyoming PBS

  RIVERTON—Wyoming PBS is kicking off the 16th season of its “Wyoming Chronicle” series with an episode featuring the groundbreaking of the nuclear power plant in Kemmerer.  The premiere is at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, on the main WY PBS…

Young Angler From Kemmerer Sets New Tiger Trout Record

Jaxon Krall is a soft-spoken 13-year-old from Kemmerer. He’s also a state-record holder. Krall set the new tiger trout record in late July when he landed a 12.77-pound fish from Viva Naughton Reservoir outside of Kemmerer. Krall shattered the previous…

Independent Notes: Re-living history.

  On the way into Kemmerer to greet the Big Boy steam engine last week, I was amazed at the number of people lined up along U.S. 30 with cameras (phones) in hand all wanting their own photo of the…

Southwest Wyoming locals pepper feds on proposed Natrium nuclear plant

  • The deadline for public comment on Bill Gates-backed nuclear power plant in Kemmerer is Aug. 12. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—Residents here have dozens of questions about the potential impacts and risks related to TerraPower’s proposed nuclear power…

Next generation nuclear breaks ground in small town 

    • Not everyone is ready for it By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Triangle Park in downtown Kemmerer, best known for being the location of the JC Penney “mother store,” offers a high…