2025 GOALS AND ACTIVITIES

The Authority identified several specific goals as priorities for their 2025 activities:

1) As directed in § 67-1700 of the Virginia Code, the Authority supported the expansion of the objectives, goals, and strategies outlined in ‘Virginia is Nuclear’ 2020 - 2024 Strategic Plan through the updated 2025 - 2029 Strategic Plan that provides a blueprint for the continued advancement of nuclear energy, education, defense, and medicine.

2) Continue to stress the importance to the Commonwealth of nuclear energy as a major source of carbon-free generation.

3) Continue to expand existing coordination and identify new opportunities for collaboration and support between VNECA and VNEC.

4) Support efforts to retain existing nuclear assets and investments in Virginia.

a) Support positive regulatory climate to preserve existing assets

b) Support public policy initiatives to enable investments needed to preserve existing and expand new nuclear assets, for both electricity and process heat.

5) Provide technical expertise and promote greater awareness amongst policymakers of the role nuclear energy can play in the Commonwealth’s environmental and energy initiatives.

a) Utilize the Authority platform to bring increased information sharing opportunities about the state of the nuclear industry.

6) Provide advice and guidance to pursue specific aspects of the Virginia is Nuclear Strategic Plan.