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Residents demand details as Camp Williams nuclear supply campus advances
Summary
Public commenters urged Saratoga Springs leaders to insist on clearer public information and safety assurances after records showed agreements for a nuclear supply-chain campus at Camp Williams, and one commenter warned the site could handle uranium within a decade.
Several Saratoga Springs residents used the council’s public-comment period to press elected officials for more transparency about a proposed energy campus at Camp Williams that public documents describe as a "nuclear supply chain industrial campus." Ashley Lee, a Saratoga Springs resident, told the council she appreciated the mayor and council’s earlier refusal to send a letter of support but said the project is moving at the state level and residents need clear answers about what will happen on the site.
"Records show that the military installation development authority has entered into agreements with Energy LLC and the Utah National Guard to develop up to 400 acres at Camp Williams for what's described as an energy project," Lee said, asking the council for public disclosure on the facility’s initial uses, whether enrichment is planned and what safety safeguards will be applied.
Another commenter, Albert Allen Larson, said he uncovered the project while researching nuclear issues and warned of specific operational risks and waste streams. He said the plan could require millions of gallons of process water and create sludge that would have to be removed from the site. "I know when they're telling us it's safe, it really isn't," Larson said, and offered to meet with council members to provide his experience.
City staff and council members acknowledged the concern and said they have asked state and federal contacts the same questions. The mayor and council said they have met with state officials and the National Guard and are seeking the same clarifications residents requested.
No staff report or formal agenda item on Camp Williams was before the council tonight; the exchange took place during public comment. The city did not adopt any resolution or formal action in response; staff said they would include citizen comments in upcoming packets and continue inquiries with state partners.
