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Senate committee hears extended testimony on House Bill 14 to fund advanced nuclear projects
Summary
At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, senators heard more than three hours of testimony for and against House Bill 14, legislation that would establish a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, grant programs and workforce measures to support advanced nuclear reactors.
At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, senators heard more than three hours of testimony for and against House Bill 14, legislation that would establish a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, a nuclear permitting coordinator in the governor’s office, a Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund to award reimbursement-based grants, a completion grant program for advanced nuclear projects connected to ERCOT and a workforce-development program administered with state higher-education agencies.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Schwartner, told the committee HB 14 would “position Texas as a national leader in the next generation of nuclear technologies” and listed the bill’s core programs and grant vehicles. Proponents said the measure would help deploy dispatchable, low‑emission power and attract industrial customers. Griffin Perry of Fermi America said “nuclear is safe, reliable, [and] dispatchable,” and argued a state program…
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