Energy officials host talks focused on bolstering nuclear power in NH

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Energy officials host talks focused on bolstering nuclear power in NH

https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2026-06-26/nuclear-power-nh-energy-smr-reactors-new-technology

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Sign at nuclear energy conference in Portsmouth.

New Hampshire energy officials met in Portsmouth to develop a roadmap for expanding nuclear power capacity in response to rising electricity costs and regional demand. The initiative focuses on the potential integration of small modular reactors to supplement existing generation from Seabrook Station. The Department of Energy expects to release a draft plan by September, with a final strategy scheduled for completion by March 2028.

Following an executive order from Gov. Kelly Ayotte in March, the Department of Energy is working towards a plan to generate more nuclear power.

State officials and representatives from the energy sector gathered in Portsmouth this week to get started on a "roadmap" to generate more nuclear power in New Hampshire.

The conference is one of the first public steps energy officials have taken in the months following an executive order issued by Gov. Kelly Ayotte directing the Department of Energy to explore emerging nuclear power technologies. She cited high electricity prices as one reason to develop the energy source; New Hampshire and the Northeast have some of the highest energy prices in the country.

Read the full article at New Hampshire Public Radio:
https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2026-06-26/nuclear-power-nh-energy-smr-reactors-new-technology