Amid ‘nuclear renaissance,’ Idaho worries about job demands coming to the Intermountain West

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 660

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As Utah takes action to power up its nuclear ambitions, the next generation of workers needed for future reactors are mostly unprepared. In neighboring Idaho, which hosts the Idaho National Lab focused on nuclear research, the scenario is similar and keeps some state officials up at night trying to find solutions for what’s expected to become a booming workforce market.

Wendi Secrist, executive director at the Idaho Workforce Development Council, says her office keeps …

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