Supporting state interest in hosting a federal nuclear lifecycle innovation campus.

 H-3561.1

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4016

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Barnard, Klicker, Ybarra, Walsh, Dye, Stuebe, Connors, Keaton, Rude, and Schmidt

Read first time 02/14/26. Referred to Committee on Environment & Energy.

TO THE HONORABLE BOB FERGUSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

WHEREAS, The United States department of energy has issued a request for information inviting states to express interest in hosting nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses, a proposed new federal-state initiative that could modernize the nation's full nuclear fuel cycle and strengthen America's leadership in advanced nuclear energy; and

WHEREAS, As described in the department of energy's announcement, these proposed campuses could support activities across the full nuclear fuel lifecycle, including fuel fabrication, enrichment, reprocessing of used nuclear fuel, and disposition of waste, and could also encompass advanced reactor deployment, power generation, advanced manufacturing, and colocated data centers depending on state and regional priorities; and