Members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Mineral’s Business and Economic Development Committee received a briefing from representatives of Terra Power during a May, 2023 meeting in Kemmerer. SVI PHOTO/DAN DOCKSTADER
Once again Lincoln County finds itself in a setting filled with opportunity.
SVI Media reported this past week, “President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach.”
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The report further noted, “To speed up the development of nuclear power, the orders grant the U.S. energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects, taking authority away from the independent safety agency that has regulated the U.S. nuclear industry for five decades.”
And through it all, here is Lincoln County with a Natrium nuclear site already under construction.
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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon toured the site last week and reported, “It’s great to see the progress here today. In addition to TerraPower’s efforts to support reestablishing a domestic nuclear supply chain, they have clearly been focused on moving forward without delay on constructing the facilities.”
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To compliment this construction, work is scheduled to begin next month on the Kemmerer Training Center, which will serve as the primary training location for future Natrium operators, and will be followed by construction of the energy island portion of the plant.
This is one of many personal vehicals worn out in public service. I ran this old Dodge Durango up to 300,000, most of it in public service trips around Wyoming. It’s old and tired, but still runs but I’ll probaly retire it from the Cheyenne-and-back one day trips.
Does it get any better? In addition to having a coal mine and associated power plant, now Lincoln County has nuclear power on the horizon.
And, that’s just the south end of the county. On the north end, a gas line is working it’s way through the legal hurdles that will provide an energy source to Afton and eventually north Lincoln County. All of this with natural gas from the Opal hub. Yes, Lincoln County!
Does it get any better for Afton? They recognized that fact with a resolution of support.
Does is get any better for the Lincoln County Commission?
Does it get any better for local leaders, in so many ways, to make this a great county with solid local communities associated with power generation in all it’s forms?
For our local leaders, town and county — we’re sitting on opportunity — now it’s time to get up and make full use of this opportunity!
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