Idaho is seeking private investment and advice from companies interesting in developing the state’s nuclear energy supply chain.

The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources issued a request for information to private industry to learn more about nuclear development incentives that can attract investments.

The office is seeking comprehensive feedback by Dec. 12 “from industry leaders to better understand the factors that influence location decisions and to identify specific initiatives that would make Idaho the preferred destination for nuclear investments,” the RFI stated.

Companies involved in the nuclear energy supply chain, including nuclear energy developers, are being asked to identify key factors influencing site selection and convey preferences about:

• Business incentives such as tax and non-financial support,
• Infrastructure,
• Workforce needs,
• Public-private partnerships, and
• Regulatory and permitting requirements.

The state is also seeking information about potential investment barriers

“This RFI does not constitute a commitment by the State of Idaho to provide any specific incentives or support. All future agreements will be subject to separate negotiation and approval processes,” the state noted.

Idaho is already a national leader in advanced nuclear energy research thanks to its Idaho National Laboratory, a unit of the U.S. Department of Energy. There in Idaho Falls scientists and researchers are working on the latest nuclear power developments.

Nuclear Energy Advisory Task Force Created

Gov. Brad Little underscored the state’s commitment to backing advanced nuclear energy technologies—such as small modular reactors and next-generation reactors—as key to future economic prosperity.

Little issued Executive Order No. 2025-06 in September to create the “Idaho Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force.”

The order says the task force is to “assess, recommend, and support strategies that advance Idaho’s leadership in nuclear energy innovation, deployment, and workforce development.”

Topics to advise the governor about include nuclear energy policy, spent nuclear fuel, and energy resiliency and security. Other issues it would delve into are fuel creation, enhancement and minimization as well as legislative and regulatory reforms to promote safe development of advanced nuclear projects.

Another responsibility of this organization is to create “marketing materials that position Idaho as a national hub for nuclear innovation, research, and private-sector development.”

Little also noted in his order that the group should also examine deploying in Idaho advanced nuclear technologies like small modular reactors, microreactors and molten salt reactors.