Campbell County residents weigh a second nuclear fuel facility

[Marlin]

Campbell County residents weigh a second nuclear fuel facility

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[Core Content]

Canadian firm Nucleon Energy is proposing a $575 million facility near Gillette, Wyoming, to convert uranium into uranium hexafluoride. Local residents gathered at a recent public information session to question company representatives about safety protocols, emergency response plans, and economic impacts.

The project aims to expand domestic nuclear fuel processing capacity by establishing a facility capable of converting up to 5,000 metric tons of yellowcake per operational train. This development aligns with a broader push in the state to build out regional nuclear fuel cycle infrastructure, which includes a separate proposal for a local TRISO manufacturing plant.

Canadian firm Nucleon proposes to convert uranium to a nonenriched gas near Gillette, expanding the nation's capacity to process nuclear fuel.

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GILLETTE—A dark gray SUV parked at the entrance of Gillette College's main building Wednesday evening to deliver dozens of pizzas from Pizza Carrello, a local favorite. Inside, residents began to fill the commons area with slices in hand and questions on their minds.

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[Mounder]

If you have to have an HF release somewhere, windy/barren Gillette WY sounds like a smart choice.

[Marlin]

I worked Sequoyah Fuels in Oklahoma after a cask rupture. One man died and the cloud bounded with any bare metal it passed. The sign on top of the building had fixed contamination as did the guard shack at the site boundary. They bought a school a couple of miles away as a precaution on future events and were using it for storage. That is the only release event I am aware of. Interesting place about thirty percent of the employees were Cherokee Indian. One of the health and safety women was a medicine woman, I found that out when one of rodeo riders asked her if she had made him a lucky charm/poultice because he did not place. Not long after I worked Sequoyah power plant and sent back a souvenir to a laborer I worked with in Oklahoma nicknamed "Duck". Interesting little guy who had been a jockey at a local track until it shut down. I have not been on the road for a few decades, but I miss all side lines at the various sites.