Heading into the Future: City of Nome Explores Sustainable Energy with Nuclear Microreactors
The eVinci Microreactor serves as a source of electricity and heating in a power and district heating system. Photo from the Westinghouse eVinci product page. April 17, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director As Nome stands on the precipice of significant economic transformation, with plans for a massive port expansion already underway, the community is faced […]
NJUS to Host Community Energy Discussion on Nuclear Microreactor Technology
A power pole in Nome. KNOM stock photo. April 9, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director The Nome Joint Utility System (NJUS) will host a public discussion Wednesday, April 17 to provide information on the potential benefits of constructing a nuclear microreactor in Nome. This discussion seeks to build on a previous hearing held in August […]
CVRF Distributed Record Amount of Heating Oil This Winter
The nonprofit distributed about a third more heating oil than last year to over 2,000 households in the Kuskokwim Delta.
The Cost of Living in Alaska
Among the exceptional challenges of life in rural Alaska is its very high cost of living. Explore a few concrete examples of just how more expensive basic staples are in Alaska, compared to their Lower 48 counterparts.
At KNOM, the Future is Bright. Literally.
A new light source is shining within KNOM studios, and it’s an example of the modern, cost-saving technologies we’re hoping soon to implement in our studios expansion project.
2012 Financial Report
The fiscal year from July 2011 to June 2012 was unique for our mission; the year saw the transition of KNOM to a new, independent nonprofit entity (KNOM Radio Mission, Inc.), as well as the first steps in our studio annex project, the Tom and Florence Busch Digital Studios. With your enthusiastic support, we finished […]