Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development

This legislative resolution urges Alabama's Governor and state agencies to recognize the economic potential of spent nuclear fuel currently stored at two local nuclear power plants and to take steps toward developing it as a future energy resource. The bill specifically calls for the state to respond to a federal Department of Energy request by April 1, 2026, expressing interest in participating in Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses that would focus on recycling spent fuel into liquid fuel for advanced reactors. It highlights the potential benefits of this approach, including federal funding opportunities for universities, small businesses, and workforce programs, while noting that the uranium in spent fuel has low radioactivity and could be recycled or treated as low-level waste. The resolution also supports efforts at Alabama A&M University to establish a nuclear science center focused on liquid fuel reactor technologies and directs copies of the document to state and federal officials.