W.Va. progresses campaign to host federal nuclear campus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now being added to a list of states up for consideration for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus, though environmental advocates have concerns. Morrisey, flanked by state Office of Energy Director Nicholas Preservati and Thomas Mapes, chief of staff for the federal Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy — announced Tuesday afternoon that West Virginia is now joining five other states up for consideration for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus. The other states under consideration are Idaho, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma and
