- The White House is proposing a change in federal law to allow "willing states" to store the nation's nuclear waste, aiming to boost their economies.
- A leaked document circulating on Capitol Hill details an administration proposal to replace the abandoned plan to stash radioactive refuse deep inside Nevada's Yucca Mountain, according to Politico.
- The proposal involves establishing "nuclear life-cycle innovation campuses" where waste could be stored for reprocessing, attracting private industry for advanced reactors, data centers, and manufacturing facilities.
- The Energy Department has identified five states—Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah—as potential hosts for these proposed nuclear campuses.
- The administration emphasizes that these campuses are crucial for economic growth, job creation, and advancing civilian nuclear energy, aligning with broader efforts to boost U.S. nuclear power production.
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