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Wright endorses geothermal, SMRs and critical‑minerals development; senators press on scale, permits and Alaska/Arkansas resources
Summary
Nominee Chris Wright told the committee he supports geothermal expansion, small modular reactors and domestic critical‑minerals development, and he pledged to help clear policy and permitting barriers; senators from Alaska, Arkansas and Arizona pressed for federal assistance to scale projects and protect jobs.
Senators used Chris Wright's confirmation hearing to press for federal actions that would accelerate specific clean‑energy technologies and domestic resource development.
Geothermal: Wright described "hot dry rock" and next‑generation geothermal as a large untapped resource, saying it could provide high‑temperature heat and baseload power. He cited projects that could grow rapidly if transmission and permitting barriers were addressed and committed to champion geothermal if confirmed.
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