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U.S.-backed high-tech nuclear plant in Wyoming delayed to 2030
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WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – A high-tech nuclear vitality venture in Wyoming, backed by the U.S. Division of Power and Invoice Gates, is delayed by at the very least two years and a U.S. senator stated it confirmed that america wants to scale back reliance on Russia for a particular gasoline for such reactors.
TerraPower, a enterprise based by billionaire Gates stated final yr its $4 billion Natrium plant can be inbuilt Kemmerer, a distant Wyoming city the place a coal plant is about to close in 2025. The 345-megawatt plant will doubtless be delayed for at the very least two years till 2030, the Casper Star Tribune stated late on Tuesday, citing a TerraPower spokesperson.
“When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it put a giant query mark up for us,” Jeff Navin, the spokesperson for TerraPower informed the Tribune. “We had a plan. It was a really aggressive timeline; we felt fairly assured that we might meet it. Nevertheless it was all predicated on having our first coreload of gasoline come from Russia.”
TerraPower didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
U.S. firms try to develop a brand new era of small nuclear vegetation to assist minimize carbon emissions however just one agency sells the gasoline it wants, and it’s Russian. The gasoline, known as excessive assay low enriched uranium, or HALEU, is enriched as much as 20%, a lot above the as much as 5% stage right this moment’s reactors use.
The U.S. authorities is trying to downblend a few of its stockpile of weapons-grade uranium to assist present gasoline, however Navin stated it lacks the capability to disassemble warheads sooner. The Division of Power didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
“As an alternative of counting on our adversaries like Russia for uranium, america should produce its personal provide of superior nuclear gasoline,” stated Senator John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, who has launched a invoice to spice up home manufacturing of HALEU.
Just one firm outdoors Russia, U.S.-based Centrus Power Corp (LEU.A) is licensed to supply the gasoline however it’s years away from making industrial quantities.
Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Modifying by Nick Zieminski and Tomasz Janowski
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WYOMING, Minn. (FOX 9) – Interstate 35 in Wyoming had to be shut down for nearly two hours Friday afternoon after a four-vehicle crash involving two vehicles and two trucks with trailers, one hauling horses and dogs.
What happened
The backstory:
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at about 3:50 p.m. on northbound Interstate 35 near the Wyoming exit. When authorities arrived, they determined an unknown vehicle cut in front of traffic, causing a rear-end chain reaction style crash.
Authorities say a passenger vehicle was hit by a truck with a trailer, which was hit by another truck with a horse trailer. Another passenger car was involved in the crash.
The State Patrol says the horse trailer was carrying four to five horses, and three dogs, none of which was injured in the crash.
Horses on the loose?
What we know:
The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook they believe the horses were loose in the immediate aftermath of the crash, creating more chaos on the interstate during the afternoon rush hour. They were eventually gathered.
One hospitalized
The State Patrol says one driver was hospitalized with minor, non-life threatening injuries.
Northbound Interstate 35 was closed from 3:50 p.m. to 5:40 p.m.
The Source: Information was provided by the Minnesota State Patrol.
It is the final week of the 2025 regular season for Class 3A girls’ and boys’ soccer teams in Wyoming. Only the top four from each conference will advance to next week’s state tournament in Gillette. These last regular-season matches will go a long way toward shaping the first-round matches at the state tournament. The week begins with a rescheduled match from an earlier postponement. The rest of the slate is Thursday through Saturday.
2025 WYOPREPS CLASS 3A SOCCER SCHEDULE
Here are the 3A matches on the schedule for Week 9. Schedules are subject to change.
Girls:
Final Score: #2 Douglas 8 Rawlins 0 (conference match)
Boys:
Final Score: Rawlins 4 Douglas 2 (conference match)
New soccer rankings will come out on Wednesday.
Girls:
Final Score: #2 Douglas 6 Rawlins 0 (conference match) – Olsen had 4 goals for the Cats. The match was called at the start of the 2nd half due to the weather.
Boys:
Final Score: Rawlins 1 Douglas 0 (conference match)
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FINAL WYOPREPS SOCCER RANKINGS 2025
WYOPREPS GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS 5-12-25
WYOPREPS GIRLS SOCCER WEEK 8 SCORES
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WYOPREPS BOYS SOCCER SCORES WEEK 8
4A REGIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
Girls:
#4 Lander at Lyman, 3 p.m. (conference match)
Pinedale at Mountain View, 3 p.m. (conference match)
#3 Powell at #1 Cody, 4 p.m. (conference match)
Buffalo at #5 Worland, 4 p.m. (conference match)
Newcastle at Torrington, 4 p.m. (conference match)
Boys:
Pinedale at #3 Mountain View, 5 p.m. (conference match)
#5 Lander at Lyman, 5 p.m. (conference match)
Powell at #1 Cody, 6 p.m. (conference match)
#2 Buffalo at Worland, 6 p.m. (conference match)
Newcastle at #4 Torrington, 6 p.m. (conference match)
Girls:
Mountain View at #4 Lander, 11 a.m. (conference match)
Lyman at Pinedale, noon (conference match)
Boys:
#3 Mountain View at #5 Lander, 1 p.m. (conference match)
Lyman at Pinedale, 2 p.m. (conference match)
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