(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, second from left, speaks alongside Gov. Spencer Cox, left, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael P. Duffey, second from right, and U.S. Sen. John Curtis, right, in front of one of the three USAF C-17s that transported components of a small nuclear reactor to Hill Air Force Base near Layton, seen here on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.