Fairbanks businessman eyes small-scale nuclear power

Plan is second public proposal for small-scale nuclear power in Alaska; would be in Ester

Stefan Milkowski

For Petroleum News

Geothermal, hydroelectric and wind power have all been pitched as solutions to Alaska’s high energy prices. But what about nuclear? Fairbanks businessman John Reeves recently took the first step toward developing a small-scale nuclear power plant on land he owns in the town of Ester south of Fairba....

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