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Utah is a finalist to build a massive federal nuclear hub. What’s next?
['Editor Moabtimes', 'Emily Anderson Stern', 'Leia Larsen', 'The Salt Lake Tribune']
The Times-Independent
The public will have opportunities to comment on the project as the federal review continues, the state energy office added.
A spokesperson for the state energy development office was not immediately able to provide a copy of the new agreement.
The new campus approach aims to build facilities for the full nuclear fuel cycle in one place, co-locating fuel fabrication and enrichment with reprocessing used nuclear fuel and disposition of waste, DOE said.
It seeks to more than double the state’s electricity generation — with a heavy focus on nuclear energy development — over the next decade.
The White House has largely abandoned incentives for renewable energy projects, but has embraced a “golden era” of nuclear development.