Economic development director highlights nuclear energy symposium, workforce focus
Summary
Stephanie Russell said Weber County hosted a nuclear energy symposium with the Office of Energy Development to explore feasibility and workforce development for advanced energy in the county. The event was presented as introductory community engagement rather than a decision point.
Stephanie Russell, who runs economic development for the county, described a recent nuclear energy symposium held with the Office of Energy Development at the Ogden Echols Conference Center. "The symposium was to really educate our public and to talk about the idea of nuclear energy in Weber County," she said.
Russell said the symposium focused on feasibility — "what that would actually look like if if we were to go down that direction" — and workforce development for advanced energy and nuclear roles. She described the meeting as an opportunity for introductory discussion and said the state is examining pilot projects.
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