ND LEGIS - Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

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North Dakota Legislative Management Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Roughrider Room, State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota

• 10:00 a.m.Call to order Roll call Consideration of the minutes of the December 15, 2025, meeting & Comments by the Chairman ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND FINANCING 
  
  
• 10:05 a.m. Presentation by representatives of Nucleon Energy, Inc., of an interim report related to economic impacts and private sector financing for advanced nuclear energy projects 
• 10:30 a.m. Presentation by Ms. Lori Brady, Senior Director, Human Resources and Workforce Development, Nuclear Energy Institute, regarding workforce issues in the nuclear energy industry 
• 10:55 a.m. Presentation by Mr. Gary Iocco, Mayor, City of Red Wing, Minnesota, regarding the city's experience hosting a nuclear energy facility, including nuclear waste considerations and economic impacts on the community 
• 11:25 a.m. Presentation by Mr. Benton Arnett, Senior Director, Markets and Policy, Nuclear Energy Institute, regarding the current financing landscape associated with advanced nuclear energy projects 
• 11:50 a.m. Presentation by Ms. Julie Kozeracki, Acting Chief Investment Officer, Office of Energy Dominance Financing, United States Department of Energy, regarding advanced nuclear energy project financing programs made available through the United States Department of Energy 
• 12:15 p.m. Recess NUCLEAR WASTE 
• 1:15 p.m. Presentation by Mr. Rod McCullum, Senior Director, Decommissioning and Used Fuel, Nuclear Energy Institute, regarding a general overview of the used nuclear fuel industry and the United States Department of Energy's request for information for states interested in hosting Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses 
• 2:00 p.m. Presentation by representatives of Nucleon Energy, Inc., of an interim report related to nuclear waste storage 
• 2:25 p.m. Break 2:35 p.m. Presentation by Ms. Laura Hermann, Deputy Executive Director, Energy Communities Alliance, regarding considerations for storage of high-level radioactive waste and used nuclear fuel 
• 3:00 p.m. Presentation by Ms. Christina Leggett, Director of Fuel Cycle Technologies, Oklo, Inc., regarding advanced nuclear energy technologies for recycling used nuclear fuel 
• 3:25 p.m. Comments by interested persons 
• 3:40 p.m. Committee discussion and directives 
• 4:00 p.m. Adjourn