The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials formed the Advanced Nuclear State Collaborative (ANSC) with support from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2023. The ANSC convenes state utility regulators and State Energy Officials to enhance collective understanding of the unique regulatory and policy questions surrounding the consideration and deployment of new nuclear generation and support peer learning across states.
The ANSC is an initiative of the Nuclear Energy Partnership, a multi-year cooperative agreement established in January 2021 between DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy and NARUC.
NARUC and NASEO members can join the ANSC at any time by submitting an expression of interest to NARUC staff describing their state’s interest in advanced nuclear generation and active state initiatives to consider or deploy new nuclear.
For non-NARUC or NASEO members interested in learning more about the ANSC and joining upcoming events open to the public, please contact NARUC staff to be placed on an email distribution list.
NASEO-NARUC Advanced Nuclear State Collaborative Webinar: Facilitating Equitable Community Engagement to Support the Deployment of Advanced Nuclear, August 17, 2023
State Energy Offices and state utility regulators are exploring ways to support advanced nuclear through programs, policies, plans, and regulations in order to harness the different benefits this innovative technology can provide including decarbonization, resilience, and economic development and workforce opportunities. Key to ensuring advanced nuclear projects are deployed in a just and equitable way is to better understand who states should be engaging with and when, what community concerns may be, and what a community-driven planning process would look like. This webinar provided an opportunity for states to hear from speakers from the government and non-profit sectors and discuss some of the questions and challenges they have around community engagement and advanced nuclear.
Moderator: Molly Cripps, Director, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Speakers:
Nuclear Energy Partnership Briefing on Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Advanced Nuclear Report, June 22, 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office joined the DOE-NARUC Nuclear Energy Partnership to provide a briefing on the Department's recent publication, "Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Advanced Nuclear." This report provides industry partners and stakeholder with a valuable, engagement-driven resource on how and when advanced nuclear technologies can reach full scale deployment.
Moderator: Hon. Brent Bailey, Mississippi Public Service Commission
Speaker: Julie Kozeracki, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office
Site Visit to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Framatome in Richland, Washington: In-Person ANSC Launch Workshop, April 25 – 28, 2023
NARUC and NASEO facilitated a delegation of state members to Richland, Washington on April 25 – 28 comprised of 38 state public utility commissioners, PUC staff, and state energy office participants representing 24 different states. The trip included tours of nuclear energy research facilities at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Framatome’s nuclear fuel manufacturing facility, in addition to an in-person kickoff meeting for members of the ANSC. This visit was made possible by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-NARUC Nuclear Energy Partnership, a cooperative agreement between NARUC and the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy.
Virtual ANSC Introduction Call for ANSC and NEP Members, April 20, 2023
This welcome call was held for all ANSC and NEP members to introduce them to NARUC and NASEO staff supporting the ANSC, provide a summary of introductory needs assessment calls with state members, and a 101-level presentation on advanced nuclear reactor technologies and licensing processes.
Contact NARUC staff for slides, available to NARUC and NASEO members only
Staff from the following public utility commissions and State Energy Offices participate in the ANSC:
The Advanced Nuclear State Collaborative is made possible through the Nuclear Energy Partnership between NARUC and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials. NARUC is grateful for DOE’s support and NASEO’s partnership to enable this valuable program.
NARUC and NASEO recognize the value of engaging with and hearing from private sector, industry, environmental organizations, and other partners throughout this process, and, as such, there will be opportunities for non-NARUC and non-NASEO members to participate in ANSC activities. Click here to learn more.
NARUC and NASEO staff experts who support these activities: