Fire no longer threatens key Idaho nuclear facilities

Boise, Idaho • The nation’s primary nuclear research facility plans to go back to regular operations Thursday after a change in wind direction pushed a wildfire away from the sprawling site in Idaho.The fire no longer poses a threat to key research facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory, lab officials said Wednesday evening.The lightning-caused fire at the Idaho National Laboratory is one of several across the U.S. West.Before the wind shifted, the Idaho blaze got close to severa