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Utah lawmakers are banking on a nuclear energy future. Here’s how they’re laying the groundwork.

A complex bill looks to streamline a nuclear-powered future for the state.

(David J. Phillip | AP) A cross-section of a prototype reactor is shown inside Last Energy's microreactor demonstration unit Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Brookshire, Texas. Utah lawmakers want to make it easier to build nuclear reactors like this one in the state.