ANS-UPRM Student Section advocates for Puerto Rican nuclear

June 3, 2026, 1:04PMNuclear News
ANS-UPRM President Francisco Paravisini Domenech (center left) with legislators, Professor Carlos Marín, and heads from First American Nuclear and Zap Energy after a recent public hearing in Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives. (Photo: ANS-UPRM)

The American Nuclear Society Student Section at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (ANS-UPRM) recently testified in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives on the opportunities nuclear power could provide for the island. Specifically, section president Francisco Paravisini Domenech advocated for the passage of Proyecto de la Cámara 1092, which would direct the Puerto Rican government to evaluate the deployment of small modular reactors, among other low-carbon technologies. (A Proyecto de la Cámara, or Chamber Project, is akin to a House bill.)