Nuclear power in Hurricane, city of Washington could soon be a reality

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ST. GEORGE — Coming soon to a power outlet near you — nuclear energy. While the Netflix era conjures visions of the devastating effects of nuclear energy in several documentaries, NuScale's proposed facility in Idaho Falls claims to be safer than the traditional facilities of the past.

For residents in Utah's fastest-growing county, nuclear energy could be charging an iPhone by the end of the decade. Washington and Hurricane city councils both recently voted to remain in the Carbon Free Power Project during their recent meetings.

The project is licensed by the U.S. Department of Energy, which partners with Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems for energy contracts. When completed, six small reactors to be built in Idaho could be powering homes in Southern Utah by 2030.

In the city of Washington, power director Rick Hansen explained to the council there was an "off-ramp," or opportunity to back out of the power project, at a cost of $4.4 million.

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