Inside Utah’s bid to become the country’s next nuclear hub

Aaron and Kate talk to Lexi Tuddenham, executive director of HEAL Utah, about Utah’s push to promote nuclear development and how it intersects with public lands. We also cover the Roadless Rule comment period results and a sketchy-sounding proposal to build over 450 nuclear reactors in Utah to power data centers on public lands. News What Americans say about repealing the Roadless Rule – Deseret News A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah – NPR Resources CWP Roadless Rule repeal live comment analysis Mapping Utah’s Nuclear Industry – HEAL Utah Watch this episode on YouTube Produced by Aaron Weiss, Lauren Bogard, Kate Groetzinger, and Lilly Bock-Brownstein Feedback: [email protected] Music: Purple Planet Featured image: West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Missouri; Source: @EPAregion7/X.com The post Inside Utah’s bid to become the country’s next nuclear hub appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.