Commissioners agree to submit fact‑finding RFI on small reactors after informational presentation
An Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium representative briefed the board on a nonbinding RFI seeking communities for small reactor testing; the board agreed to submit the RFI limited to fact-finding and to hold public outreach before any commitment.
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Camille Barigar of the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium presented an informational request for information (RFI) about siting small energy reactors for testing. Barigar told commissioners the reports she has seen indicate the reactors "should be viable within the next ten years," and she emphasized that submitting the RFI does not legally bind the county to host a reactor.
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