The Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force held an informational session featuring presentations on workforce development, property value impacts of energy infrastructure siting, and the structural barriers preventing utilities and large merchant generators from building nuclear power plants. No votes were taken; the session surfaced sharp disagreements over the task force's scope, the feasibility of Dover Air Force Base as a nuclear site, and whether Delaware should pass enabling legislation before June 30, 2026.
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Representative Burns argued the task force was 'going back and forth' between its original focus on a shortfall of approximately 900 megawatts and a broader discussion of 3 gigawatts or more to include data center requirements, and called for clarity on whether the mandate was being redefined. An unidentified responding task force member said 'I don't think that our original focus has changed' but argued for 'looking at the bigger picture at the same time.' Task force member Martin argued the group should be 'looking past 750 megawatts, especially after the winter we just had.'
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“It's not a project to build a nuclear power plant. It's the biggest risk management puzzle you've ever seen that happens to build a nuclear power plant.”
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Sign in to subscribeTask force. State Senator Stephanie Hansen. And my co chair is State Representative Frank Burns. And we will begin with a roll call. So Anna Shields, my legislative aid, will call the roll. All right. Senator Hansen. Present. Representative Burns. Present. Senator Richardson. Present. Representative Hlofsky, I believe, will be joining us online in a moment. Tom Noise. Wayne Vogel. Present. David Edgell. Present. A.J. shaw. He looks to be online. Present. Oh, okay. A.J. shaw online. Matt Hard. Again. Present. Jonathan Tweedy. He is absent, but I am here in his stead. Anna. Great. Okay. Ms. Poppy, Mayor Smith works to be online. Present. John Quick. John Quick. Representative Lambert just joined us online. Representative Lambert, I see that you're unmuted, but can't hear you. There you are. Present virtually. It looks like Martin Blasphi is also joining us virtually now. Mario Giovannini. Virtually. Rob Up. Present. Jennifer clemens. Present. Robert tonight. Present. Keith. Peggy schultz. Present. Keith guzman. Abston. Martin willis. Present. Tony di. Present. Online. Great. Present. Andrew pattone and robert wheatley. Present. Okay, and let me make sure I have anybody else join me online. Okay, I see Tom Noise online. Tom, you here? Yes, present.…
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