WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has received 28 responses from states following DOE’s request for information for the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus program.
During a Wednesday House Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee hearing on DOE’s fiscal 2027 budget request, Wright said the nuclear hub could represent a partial solution to nuclear waste. Fuel reprocessing will also be a part of that nuclear waste strategy, Wright added.
DOE’s solicitation published Jan. 28,sought to gauge states’ interest in hosting a nuclear lifecycle campus that could include fuel fabrication, uranium enrichment and waste disposal. The campuses could also support a potential advanced reactor and a co-located data center.
Last week, Exchange Monitor reported that 25 to 28 states responded to DOE’s solicitation, with a handful of states, such as Tennessee and Texas, were interested in handling nuclear waste.