Is proposal to study nuclear power at DIA off the table?

Are efforts by Colorado’s biggest airport to study the feasibility of powering its operations with nuclear energy off the table?

A councilmember last week suggested that Denver International Airport pulled a request for proposal to study the possibility of building a small modular nuclear reactor power station on its 34,000-acre campus to meet its expected future power needs independently, as authorities anticipate the airport serving 120 million passengers by 2045.

“Denver International Airport removed the request for proposals for a feasibility study for a small nuclear reactor out at Denver International Airport,” Denver City Councilmember Stacie Gilmore said at Monday’s meeting of the Denver City Council.

Gilmore, who represents the airport area, said there had been no conversations