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    Engaging Wyoming Communities in an Environmental Justice Approach for Advanced Nuclear Energy Facility Siting: Legal and Regulatory Analysis Report
    (University of Wyoming Libraries, 2024-11-20) Righetti, Tara; Lewis, Madeleine; Forrest, Scarlett; Reckling, Iva; Jones, Lainee; Duba, Alyssa Wechsler; Stubblefield, Nicholas; Djokic, Denia; Budowle, Rachael
    In June 2021, the private company, TerraPower, in partnership with electric utility, PacifiCorp, and the United States Department of Energy via its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, announced plans to site its Natrium advanced nuclear reactor near the retiring Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer, located in southwest Wyoming. This marks the first commercial advanced nuclear energy facility to begin construction in the United States. Our research explores this case and aims to inform an adaptable community engagement process for advanced nuclear energy siting and development, as proposals to develop similar facilities are rapidly increasing. Within this research, the Legal and Regulatory Analysis investigates whether and how formal advanced nuclear energy siting processes currently incorporate environmental justice and to what extent they provide opportunities for stakeholders to meaningfully participate. The report includes two chapters: 1) Analyzing Environmental Justice within Federal Agencies Relevant to Advanced Nuclear Energy Facility Siting; and 2) Beyond Public Comment: Toward Just Advanced Nuclear Energy Facility Siting Regulatory Procedures.