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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at the initial NLIC selections—Part 2
In January, the Department of Energy announced its new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) program, inviting states via a request for information to express their interest in hosting a facility supporting work from the front to the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
By April, 26 states had expressed interest in hosting such a facility. At the end of July, the DOE signed memorandums of understanding with five states—Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah—to more closely explore the possibilities of state-federal partnerships. These MOUs are not firm commitments from either the federal or state governments. Time will tell which—if any—of the five states develop projects through the program. In the meantime, today, we are taking a close look at what Utah, Idaho, Tennessee can offer in terms of a preexisting nuclear sector that could support new fuel cycle developments.
21 Consulting Group, Inc. (21CGI) is a woman owned small business specializing in Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS). Founder and President, Sandi Larson, has over 30 years of NCS experience. 21CGI supports multiple clients, both in the US government and commercial nuclear sectors. The supported sites perform a wide array of fissile operations, from plutonium and uranium processing and recovery to uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel fabrication and waste disposal. Some 21CGI clients, such as the Y-12 National Security Complex and Los Alamos National Laboratory, routinely process large quantities of fissile materials while others have smaller NCS programs, like the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Thus, 21CGI brings a broad knowledge base of operations, lessons learned and best practices to each new task.
