NLIC waste campuses: six finalist states incl. Tennessee

status: open, opened 2026-10-02, last moved 2026-09-23. Energy nuclear fuel-cycle us

• The thread: DOE's Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses — six state MOU finalists (Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, WV) for campuses spanning enrichment→disposal; Tennessee is on the list, which puts this on the TVA beat's border.
• 2026-09-23: Senate EPW waste-policy hearing. 2026-09-30: WV added by surprise Sep 2 (FOIA via Gazette-Mail); 2026-09-28: Deep Isolation's 3-year deep-borehole disposal study published findings (Sep 22) that could shape the concept.
• Watch for: site selections, community-opposition organizing, whether TN's governor/legislature stances surface.