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TerraPower Gets Green Light on Final Safety Review to Build New Reactor
A mockup of a fuel bundle for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor. (TerraPower Photo) Nuclear power company TerraPower has passed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff’s final safety evaluation for a permit to build a reactor in Wyoming. The Washington-based company backed...
Department of Energy Renames NREL ‘National Laboratory of the Rockies’
Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL 80159 According to the news release from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been renamed the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), with the new name reflects the laboratory's expanding...
NREL Studying if Seaweed Could be Mined for Critical Minerals
A team searches for seaweed samples on the shore of Moira Bay, Alaska. Photo by Stefanie Van Wychen, NREL In the spring, NREL chemist Stefanie Van Wychen and a team of five departed Juneau, Alaska, and flew to Ketchikan, a city known for its “feisty salmon,”...
Events

CEWD Workforce Development Summit
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November 18-20, 2025
The Wharf
Washington, D.C.

Fall 2025 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
The NW Energy Coalition’s Fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference returns on December 3 at Portland State University. Join utility leaders, policymakers, advocates, and energy experts from across the region to explore solutions for a reliable, equitable, and decarbonized energy future.
Topics include extreme weather resilience, transmission planning, and meeting increasing energy demands in the region.
December 3, 2025
Portland State University
Portland, OR

TechAlliance Discovery Series: Inside the Miniature Sun: Building the Future of Fusion
Join TechAlliance at UW’s CoMotion Labs for an afternoon of good eats, great views, networking, and learning something new with Dr. Wendy Shaw!
January 9, 2026
University of Washington: CoMotion
Seattle, WA


