Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses Contenders Announced

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Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses Contenders Announced

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The Department of Energy selected Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho as potential sites for new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. These facilities aim to modernize the domestic fuel cycle and expand manufacturing capabilities. The agency signed memorandums of understanding with each state to begin site exploration and development planning for the proposed infrastructure projects.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho as potential host states for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, a new effort to strengthen and modernize the nation's full nuclear fuel cycle.

The campuses will attract significant investment, expand domestic manufacturing, and create thousands of new high-paying jobs in their respective regions.

Following record levels of interest in the application process, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright signed Memorandums of Understanding with the five states to continue exploring opportunities to host Innovation Campuses and support President Trump's bold vision for American energy dominance and national energy security."These campuses will be massive generators of economic growth, create thousands of high-paying jobs, and be crucial to unleashing America's nuclear renaissance," Secretary...

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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEONE/bulletins/4227bec