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A proposal for a nuclear manufacturing facility nearby continues to divide the small town of Bar Nunn, as plans include temporarily storing spent fuel on-site. For over an hour Tuesday, residents expressed fears about transparency and safety risks while others championed the potential for economic growth and the chance to put Wyoming at the forefront of a new industry.

Radiant Industries, a California-based company, is proposing to build a factory in Natrona County to produce its portable nuclear microreactors, called Kaleidos. The small, self-contained fission reactors would use helium as a coolant and TRISO fuel, a type of fuel that is highly re

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