While it has never used nuclear-generated power, Utah has a long history with the promise and the realities of nuclear reactions. Moab in the 1950s was the heart of the nation’s uranium boom ...

Rocky Mountain Power is looking to replace the Emory County power plant by 2032, replacing all of its coal-fired energy in Utah with nuclear and renewable energy.

Utah explores nuclear reactors at Delta plant with EnergySolutions and Intermountain Power Agency. The initiative aligns with Gov. Spencer Cox's Operation Gigawatt to double energy production.

That’s the motto of 100,000 or so wood ants stranded without food in a nuclear bunker until they starve. Wood ants ( Formica polyctena ) typically build a cosy mound nest on the forest floor.