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(Sep 25, 2025)
Utah Governor Spencer Cox kicked off his WGA Chair initiative, Energy Superabundance: Unlocking Prosperity in the West, by co-hosting a two-day workshop with Idaho Governor Brad Little at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The event brought together local, state, and federal officials; public utilities; industry experts; nuclear scientists; NGOs; and think tanks to explore strategies for safely advancing nuclear energy.
Whether the momentum building behind nuclear energy was described as a “nuclear renaissance” or a “nuclear resurgence,” the excitement was universal. INL Director John Wagner told workshop attendees at the Energy Innovation Laboratory that, “we’re seeing an intersection of multiple factors come together that I haven’t seen in my entire career.”…
“We have to significantly increase the amount of energy that we’re producing, and we have to do it very, very quickly,” Governor Cox said. “We cannot move at the speed of government. We really have to hyperscale, and we need the best thinkers, the best innovators, and the best regulators in the world at this moment to make sure that we can do it, and that we can do it safely.”
To do so, the Governors – and many of the panelists – emphasized the need for regional and cross-sector collaboration.
Governor Cox, Governor Little, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in April to establish a cooperative framework to align energy-related efforts across the three states. The compact focuses on advancing energy resilience, coordinating infrastructure, advocating for common sense federal policies, and accelerating the development of reliable, affordable nuclear energy…
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