Coffey County commissioners approve resolution backing TerraPower, Evergy Natrium reactor siting
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Summary
The Coffey County Board of Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 2025-960 and a companion letter expressing support for being considered as a site for TerraPower and Evergy's Natrium reactor project; commissioners asked staff to send the letter and a press release.
The Coffey County Board of Commissioners approved a formal resolution and signed a letter expressing the county’s interest in being considered as a potential site for TerraPower and Evergy’s Natrium reactor project.
Economic development staff member Jenny Tappan presented a draft letter and resolution and asked the board to authorize the chairman to sign both documents. The board voted to approve a letter of support and then approved Resolution No. 2025-960, a formal expression of support for siting the TerraPower and Evergy Natrium Reactor project within Coffey County.
Tappan told the commissioners that she had drafted a press release to accompany the action and that she had already contacted several local partners for support, including Flint Hills Technical College, the Coffey County Chamber of Commerce, MT Networks, the Small Business Development Center in Pittsburg, Coffey County Library, Coffey Health System and Network Kansas. She said the county’s participation in a regional approach could strengthen a local bid to host the smaller modular Natrium technology.
Commissioners asked staff to follow up to learn precisely where to send the letter and to prepare the press release. The board also discussed that neighboring counties were pursuing similar outreach; the staff presentation noted informal discussion with regional economic development organizations and the county’s RDA board.
The vote was unanimous among commissioners present. The board directed staff to transmit the letter and resolution to TerraPower and Evergy and to place the press release on the county’s distribution list.
The action does not commit county funds or create permits; it registers Coffey County’s interest and asks county staff to convey that interest to the project proponents.
Next steps: staff will send the signed letter and resolution to TerraPower and Evergy, circulate the press release to local media and update commissioners on any response.
