SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – As Utah Gov. Spencer Cox makes a high bet on nuclear energy, advancing processes to make Utah a nuclear hub, the state announced it is studying to lease military land for an uranium enrichment facility.
Newcomer company Utah Energy is planning to sublease a piece of Camp Williams, located at the south end of Bluffdale, to refine uranium into concentrations to make it a suitable fuel for nuclear reactors.
That uranium will then be transported by semitrucks to nuclear facilities as needed, Drew DeWalt, a representative from Utah Energy — and also behind other similar projects in other states, including Washington, said at the Thursday announcement hosted by the company, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, the Utah Office of Energy Development, and the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA.)…