                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 NUCLEAR ENERGY; STRATEGIC PLAN (§ 45.2-2101)

A. The Department and the Secretaries of Commerce and Trade and Education shall
work in coordination with the Authority, established pursuant to Article 2
(&#xA7; 45.2-2102), and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority,
established pursuant to Article 4 (&#xA7; 2.2-2234 et seq.) of Chapter 22 of
Title 2.2, to develop a strategic plan for nuclear energy as part of the
Commonwealth&#8217;s overall goal of carbon-free energy.

B. Such plan may include (i) the promotion of new technologies and opportunities
for innovation, including advanced manufacturing; (ii) the establishment of a
collaborative research center and university nuclear leadership program to
promote education in fields that meet the workforce demands of Virginia&#8217;s
nuclear industry; and (iii) recognition of the role of nuclear energy in the
Commonwealth&#8217;s goal of employing 100 percent carbon-free sources of energy
by 2050.

C. Such plan shall be completed by October 1, 2020, updated every four years
thereafter, and published on the Internet by the Authority.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 657, 658, § 67-1700;  2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.