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House passes measure to create state office to accelerate advanced nuclear projects
Summary
The Texas House passed House Bill 14 to establish a Texas Nuclear Deployment Office and a tiered grant program to speed commercial deployment of advanced nuclear reactors; lawmakers debated waste storage, grants to private companies and whether state grants should require grid delivery.
The Texas House on April 22 passed House Bill 14, which creates a Texas Nuclear Deployment Office inside the governor's office and establishes a tiered funding program intended to speed deployment of advanced nuclear reactors across the state.
Supporters said the bill will help Texas attract private investment and build long‑duration, reliable power. Representative Harris, the bill's author, said the office will coordinate permitting assistance, provide a tiered grant program to incentivize projects, and direct the Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop training programs to build a workforce for advanced…
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