Key Takeaways
- Department of Energy signed memorandums with six states including West Virginia to explore nuclear life cycle innovation campuses requiring congressional authorization.
- Lake Barrett (Chair, Nuclear Waste Policy Task Force, American Nuclear Society) urged durable state partnerships, new disposal pathways beyond Yucca Mountain, and stranded fuel removal.
- Sen. Curtis (R-UT) asked Barrett about DOE-NRC coordination and federal protections Utah should demand before hosting a proposed innovation campus.
- Sen. Lummis (R-WY) promoted state-led campuses and recycling, while Sen. Markey (D-MA) warned weakened NRC independence and proliferation risks undermine public trust.
- Witnesses urged Congress to unlock the $51 billion Nuclear Waste Fund and authorize consent-based storage and geologic disposal to advance new reactors.
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