Governor Mikie Sherrill convened the state's Nuclear Task Force on October 1. The group reviewed a draft charter and created subcommittees for regulation and permitting, financing and deal structures, supply chains and technology, workforce training, and public trust and community engagement.
The state also launched Nuclear NJ, an information hub developed with the Board of Public Utilities, Economic Development Authority and Department of Environmental Protection. It collects task-force updates, planning information and material on safety, jobs and economic development.
The initiative follows legislation enacted in April that ended New Jersey's long-standing restriction on new nuclear development. The Governor's Office says existing nuclear generation supplies more than 40 percent of the state's electricity and about 80 percent of its carbon-free power.
This announcement begins planning; it does not approve a plant, choose a location, establish a construction schedule or guarantee lower utility bills. Residents, businesses and local officials have no application or required filing at this stage. They can monitor the state hub for future procurement, permitting and public-input notices.