Advocates share concerns about potential small scale nuclear reactors in the Pacific Northwest

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Advocates share concerns about potential small scale nuclear reactors in the Pacific Northwest

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Published on Jul 16, 2025, 1:14:11 PM
Total time: 00:15:07

Episode Description

Amazon has said they want to build small scale nuclear reactors along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest to power AI data centers. Yesterday we heard from Oregon’s NuScale Power, which has achieved regulatory approval for their small scale nuclear reactor design. Today we hear from Kelly Campbell, policy director for Columbia Riverkeeper, about her organization's concerns about using this kind of energy in the Pacific Northwest.

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