When West Virginia first announced that they had joined the race to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs), the central bargain was already clear: nuclear investment comes with responsibility for used fuel.
We’ve covered this concept a couple times now, highlighting states like Texas and New Mexico that back nuclear investment while fighting storage of out-of-state spent fuel.
Now, West Virginia has joined the club of pro-nuclear pretenders.
Governor Patrick Morrisey signed an exploratory agreement with DOE and announced West Virginia's entry as the sixth contender in the first week of September. The governor claimed he and his staff went above and beyond to be considered for an NLIC.
It's not surprising, considering over half the states in the country applied for the program with the knowledge that the campuses could attract up to $50 billion in investment and create nearly 25,000 jobs, each.
The frustrating part is that the expectation to take in used nuclear fuel wasn't some secret buried in the fine print. West Virginia's submitted NLIC READ MORE AT SOURCE »
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