A proposed $100 million state grant to bring a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility to Gillette has exposed divisions in the community, with the Campbell County Commission recently rebuffing an effort by the city of Gillette to sign a joint letter supporting the project.

The Wyoming Energy Authority is currently reviewing BWX Technologies Inc.'s application for funding to build a TRISO fuel fabrication facility in Wyoming, with the public comment period closing Tuesday. TRISO is a nuclear fuel made of a uranium-based kernel coated in carbon and ceramic.

Gov. Mark Gordon will make the final decision on whether to approve what could be the largest investment ever toward a non-fossil fuel industry in Gillette.

The prospect of BWXT locating in Gillette inspired a Nov. 20 Wyoming Business C

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