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Joint Committee on Energy approves EXCEL contract for nuclear feasibility study
Summary
The Joint Committee on Energy on Sept. 24 approved a contract with EXCEL to perform a technical feasibility study on new nuclear energy generation; the committee approved minutes from its July meeting as routine business. The transcript does not specify the contract value, schedule, or vote tally.
The Arkansas Joint Committee on Energy on Sept. 24 approved a consulting contract with EXCEL to conduct a technical feasibility study on new nuclear energy generation, the committee’s legal counsel said.
Ms. Jillian Thayer, chief legal counsel for the Bureau of Legislative Research, led the committee’s discussion of the Nuclear Energy Consulting Services Agreement (Exhibits C1–C2). The transcript records that Representative Jack Ladyman moved to approve the contract and Senator Mark Johnson, Co-Chair, seconded; the motion carried. The transcript does not include a vote tally, details of the contract price, timeline, or the study’s specific scope.
The contract approval followed routine business in which the committee also approved minutes from its July 28 meeting. Representative Justin Gonzales moved to approve the minutes, Representative Jack Ladyman seconded, and the motion carried.
The committee convened at 1:00 p.m. in Room B at the MAC in Little Rock and adjourned at 1:20 p.m. The transcript identifies EXHIBITS C1–C2 as supporting documents for the contract but provides no further details about deliverables, funding sources, or implementation steps. The committee did not record any public testimony, contested debate, or a formal roll-call vote in the portions of the transcript provided.
Next steps, including when the study will begin, reporting schedules, or any required approvals beyond the committee’s vote, were not specified in the transcript.
