“This is not about Weber County coming in and forcing a project onto their community. Lately, when it comes to nuclear, Utah hasn’t been waiting around. Macy Lipkin / KUER Brigham Young University professor Matthew Memmott gives the keynote presentation at Weber County’s nuclear energy symposium in Ogden, Aug. 5, 2026. Weber County and the Utah Office of Energy Development hosted a nuclear energy symposium in Ogden on Aug. 5. Others have been afraid of nuclear energy production, said Heather McShane, spokesperson for the Utah Office of Energy Development.