Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Establishes Nuclear Energy Task Force

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds establishes nuclear energy task force

Group will advise governor, lawmakers and state agencies on the development and advancement of nuclear energy technologies and infrastructure.

Iowa governor: Nuclear energy is ‘vital’ to Iowa’s energy future

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds initiated a state task force to evaluate the potential for nuclear energy expansion in Iowa. Shown here is the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, pictured on Oct. 10, 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Efforts to expand nuclear energy in Iowa have kicked off in 2026 with the formation of a state nuclear energy task force and the Linn County approval of a rezoning reque…

Reynolds signs executive order to create nuclear energy task force

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Monday establishing the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force to advise her, the General Assembly and relevant state agencies on the development and advancement of nuclear energy technologies and infrastructure in the state. The responsibilities of the task force include but are not limited to exploring opportunities to engage…