President Trump Reduced The Size Of The Bears Ears National Monument To Benefit Energy Fuels Resources

        President Barack Obama designated the Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) in December of 2016 in San Juan Country in southeastern Utah by Presidential Proclamation. The original size was about two million square miles. The area inside the monument was largely undeveloped and included a variety of historic, cultural and natural resources.

Nuclear Reactors 660 - U.S. Department of Energy Is Building A Fast Breeder Reactor To Help Test Advanced Reactor Fuels And Materials

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Artist’s concept of a GE Hitachi PRISM reactor

        The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is launching a new project referred to as the Versatile Fast Neutron Source project. This new reactor will be used to provide fast neutron testing capability to assist in the development of advanced nuclear reactor technology. The project is also called the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR).

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