Idaho Residents Seek Compensation for Nuclear Tests
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BOISE, Idaho  - Dozens of Idaho residents who  claim nuclear tests conducted during the 1950s made them sick  asked a panel of scientists on Saturday to recommend that the  U.S. government compensate them.
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Japanese police have searched a nuclear plant owned by Kansai Electric Power for evidence of any negligence that may have led to a deadly accident there last month.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 25--Legislators have never trusted mayors or county commissioners to raise a local sales tax for transit.   But, apparently, they'll trust these local officials to OK or veto a nuclear power plant -- unilaterally.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Mar. 2--Hanford leaders and regulators need to take a realistic look at what needs to be accomplished at the nuclear reservation and what can be done, the Environmental Protection Agency's new regional administrator said.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Mar. 6--BOISE -- Southern Idaho groundwater users have won a victory in a much-anticipated court case over claims to water in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, though both sides in the case say the court left many questions unanswered.
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Authorities are investigating how three workers were exposed to radioactive plutonium during environmental restoration work at the Nevada Test Site, the National Nuclear Security Administration said.
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TWIN FALLS -- The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 410 Idaho taxpayers -- including more than 70 in Magic Valley -- whose income tax refund checks were returned from the US Postal Service as undeliverable.
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On Amchitka Island, former site of nuclear-weapons testing, a federal monitoring program takes effect this week.
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Officials at the site of the world's worst nuclear accident announced plans Monday to sell scrap and other equipment from the Chernobyl nuclear plant, saying the government was not giving it enough money to continue operating.
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By Wayne Washington, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 4--Democratic candidates need more than quarters to play the political slot machine that is Nevada's January 2008 caucus.   They need to oppose opening a nuclear waste repository in the state.
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By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 2--DAYTON, Tenn. -- A chemical plant that was the site of an August  blast that killed a worker may face a fine of $91,000 after state officials  said they found 13 serious violations during an investigation.
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FUKUI -- Police on Saturday searched a Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) nuclear power plant over a deadly accident in August, as the organization faces accusations of professional negligence resulting in death.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A one-time Idaho House of Representatives candidate won't face criminal charges after mailing his Republican Primary opponent a fake certificate for one visit to Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
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In Idaho, some GOP officials and voters have doubts about Sen. Larry Craigâs explanation for his arrest in an airport restroom.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant admitted on Tuesday there had been more radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.
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By The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Dec. 15--Jerome County commissioners know all too well how difficult dairy issues are to explain to some local residents. So you'd think they'd be just as cautious about explaining dairy zoning to national tourists.
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By Levy, Ken  Here's a win-win opportunity for youth looking to get into the construction trades and for contractors hungry for workers at a reasonable introductory salary. And it's all free. "Build our Future" is an Idaho Dept.