(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Caucus heard testimony in Harrisburg yesterday on a proposed strategic plan to modernize and expand the state’s nuclear energy capacity. 

State Representative Rob Matzie said the “Nuclear Energy Roadmap,” presented by the nonprofit Team Pennsylvania, could serve as a starting point as lawmakers consider future nuclear expansion efforts in the commonwealth. 

Matzie said the roadmap outlines goals that include strengthening state leadership and regional collaboration, modernizing the existing nuclear fleet, supporting the deployment of new nuclear technologies, expanding the state’s nuclear supply chain, and developing a workforce pipeline. 

The bipartisan, bicameral Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Caucus was relaunched in 2024 to examine opportunities for expanding nuclear power in the state’s energy portfolio.