Dept of Energy invests in Richland nuclear fuel plant as state bills on nuclear strategy stall

RICHLAND — The United States Department of Energy is sending $8.8 million to Framatome U.S. Government Solutions to expand its nuclear fuel fabrication plant in Richland, adding ceramic pellet production lines that will boost annual capacity by about 200 metric tons of uranium. The grant is one piece of a $94 million package announced May […]
Centralia Plant Saved by Gas Conversion – But Is It Enough to Prevent Regional Energy Crisis?

Many in our state are probably too busy dealing with the effects of the latest “atmospheric river” to think about how winter will soon bring its own weather challenges. State lawmakers need to be thinking about it, however. A stretch of sub-freezing temperatures could leave our region’s energy grid struggling to handle the soaring demand […]