A high-ranking official with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy says a small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho would be game-changing for energy customers if the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves the project.
The Deseret News reports members of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems are pursuing the project as a way to shore up energy stability in a market shaken by the threat of shuttered coal-fired power plants and fluctuating natural gas prices.
The energy cooperative would own the project once the small nuclear power plant is completed in 2026.
Associated Press – August 18, 2018.
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