The Regional Development Association (RDA) has endorsed a Letter of Support to officially offer Lyon County as a potential site for a Natrium Reactor.

In September, TerraPower, a Washington-based nuclear energy company, the Kansas Department of Commerce, and Evergy signed a Memorandum of Understanding indicating that the next TerraPower Natrium Reactor should be built in Kansas. Mark Schreiber, 60th District House Representative, has drafted a Letter of Support advocating for the reactor to be based in Lyon County.

Schreiber said that he was motivated to list Lyon County among potential sites due to its possible economic benefit for the community.

“With energy projects, it brings steady employment as well as property taxes down the line,” Schreiber said. “It's an overall benefit. The wa

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