Energy in the North on energy cost, nuclear microreactor and waste management
Nils Andreassen, Nancy Balkus, Jacob DeWitte and Morgan Leon Guerrero are featured guests on the upcoming “Energy in the North” episodes.
October 7, 2026
The “Energy in the North” episode on Oct. 14 will feature Nils Andreassen, executive director for the Alaska Municipal League, which will host the Alaska Rural Energy Conference Oct. 27-29 in Fairbanks. As gasoline prices hit $28 a gallon in some remote communities, AML worked with the legislature to help them get access to fuel.
On Oct. 21, Nancy Balkus, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, will talk about Eielson Air Force Base and Alaska being selected for the first nuclear microreactor installation.
Micro nuclear reactors’ safety will be the topic of the Oct. 28 episode. The featured guest is Jacob DeWitte, co-founder and CEO of Oklo, the vendor selected to develop the first nuclear microreactor to be built at Eleison Air Force Base.
On Nov. 4, Morgan Leon Guerrero, a special project coordinator at the Guam Energy Office will share how she is addressing Guam’s waste management issues, using her experience with ACEP’s Energy Leadership Accelerator program.
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provide to Alaska and its people.
The radio series airs every Wednesday, broadcast on KUAC FM 89.9 and streaming on KUAC online, around 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Alaska time.
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