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Environment December 4, 2025 - 10:26 am

Kansas will get the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor and the groundbreaking is next week

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Parsons, Kansas, will be the site of a startup’s first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor, and the groundbreaking is next week.

Environment October 6, 2025 - 1:30 pm

Q&A: How new technology would fuel a different kind of nuclear power plant in Kansas

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

Increasing energy demands and the need to stabilize aging infrastructure are pushing countries around the world to consider building new nuclear power plants. Kansas may join the trend.

Environment September 26, 2025 - 10:57 am

Kansas could get its second nuclear power plant — this time with a new, advanced design

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

A company cofounded by Bill Gates will explore building a reactor in Kansas. It would generate power without emissions, but environmental groups have concerns.

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