Megan Egbert — Representative Megan Egbert was recognized by the chair and moved approval of the minutes from January 14th and January 28th.
Heather Scott — Heather Scott introduced RS 3-2904 as the second item of business and explained that it came from the DOGE Committee task force review. She then urged that the proposal be printed so it could be reviewed further and to understand the reasons behind the existing code.
Heather Scott — Representative Scott says she enjoyed the presentation and asks about the legislature’s role in fast-tracked nuclear development.
Britt Raybould — Made the motion to introduce RS 3-2904.
Dr. John Wagner — Dr. John Wagner, director of the Idaho National Laboratory, is introduced and begins his presentation to the committee, thanking the chairman and indicating he will discuss changes at the laboratory.
President Robert Wagner — The speaker says he is pictured with President Robert Wagner while rededicating a facility for critical materials work.
Rod Furniss — Representative Furniss thanks Director Wagner and asks about Idaho's potential in used fuel storage.
Rod Furniss — The speaker responds to Representative Furniss's question and comments on his observation about the Oklo groundbreaking.
Rod Furniss — Representative Furniss asked whether Idaho could receive several billion dollars if it became the place where used fuel lands and asked for confirmation of the estimate.
Rod Furniss — Representative Furniss asked what Idaho should do to attract nuclear companies and secure the business opportunity.
Rod Furniss — Representative Furman thanked the director and praised his advocacy for Idaho and the Idaho National Laboratory.
Steve Berch — Representative Rable thanked the director and then asked about transmission challenges, specifically how new power generation can be moved to where it is needed and what discussions have taken place around transmission capacity.
Josh Tanner — Asked a follow-up question about what a nuclear project would look like in Idaho and what size power plant it would be.
Chris Bruce — Representative Bruce asks about data centers in his district, nuclear power demand, and whether battery storage can keep pace with reactors.