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.
Background
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.