South Carolina S936: Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus

What the bill says

A joint resolution to affirm the commitment of the south carolina general assembly to securing south carolina's role as the nation's premier host for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus; to recognize south carolina's unmatched leadership in nuclear energy, national security, and advanced manufacturing; and to direct a unified, competitive state response to the u.s. department of energy's request for information. amend title to conform w hereas, on january 28, 2026, the u.s. department of energy issued a request for information seeking state partners to host integrated nuclear lifecycle innov.

From the engrossed text, April 29, 2026:

A joint Resolution TO AFFIRM THE COMMITMENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO SECURING SOUTH CAROLINA'S ROLE AS THE NATION'S PREMIER HOST FOR A NUCLEAR LIFECYCLE INNOVATION CAMPUS; TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH CAROLINA'S UNMATCHED LEADERSHIP IN NUCLEAR ENERGY, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING; AND TO DIRECT A UNIFIED, COMPETITIVE STATE RESPONSE TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. Amend Title To Conform W hereas, on January 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Information seeking state partners to host integrated Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses spanning the full civilian nuclear value chain, representing one of the most consequential federal economic and national security initiatives in a generation; and W hereas, a series of Presidential Executive Orders signed in 2025, addressing domestic nuclear fuel supply chains, advanced reactor deployment, critical infrastructure resilience, and modernization of federal regulatory processes, have established as a matter of urgent national priority the rebuilding of America's nuclear industrial base and the restoration of American global leadership in nuclear technology, making this moment a defining opportunity for states positioned to lead, and no state is better positioned to seize that opportunity than South Carolina; and W hereas, South Carolina's decades-long partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy through the Savannah River Site and the Savannah River National Laboratory has produced an unparalleled …

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