Idaho would be required to accept spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste if the state becomes one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. On Wednesday, the Idaho Statesman reported that the three states selected for the nuclear campuses would each take one-third of the United States’ stockpile of spent nuclear fuel. The so-called Batt Agreement called for limiting shipments of spent nuclear fuel into Idaho and expediting the treatment and permanent removal of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste from Idaho, according to an explanation posted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s website. Bedke said he supports taking the next step with the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus selection process. https://t.co/povZiyLOKE— Brad Little (@GovernorLittle) July 28, 2026Idaho is honored to be one of five contenders for a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus.