(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Workers examine irradiated material through four-foot thick glass windows at the Hot Fuel Examination Facility at the Idaho National Laboratory, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Robotic arms help workers move and manipulate the objects.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.