Programmes and agreements / prg-us-arkansas-nuclear-feasibility-study
Arkansas legislative feasibility study on new nuclear generation, including small modular and micro reactors (2025-2026)
Arkansas engaged consultancy EXCEL Services Corporation in 2025 to study new nuclear generation, covering siting and technology options including large, small modular and micro reactors. The final report, presented to the legislature's Joint Energy Committee on 6 August 2026, called new reactors feasible and advisable but said state support may be needed, and identified candidate areas. It selects no technology, developer or site.
- Type
- Feasibility or siting study
- Countries concerned
- United States
- Region named by the sources
- Arkansas
- Participants and roles
- Government: State of Arkansas (legislature Joint Energy Committee)
- Other participant: EXCEL Services Corporation
- Designs named
- —
- Scale as stated
- Not stated by the sources
- Announced or first reported
- 2025
- Status
- Completed
Final report presented to the Joint Energy Committee on 6 August 2026, candidate areas only, no project. - Confidence
- low
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- No related deployment project is recorded here.
Sources
- Arkansas to consider nuclear new-build (reputable_press, published 6 Oct 2025, accessed 2026-10-14)
- New nuclear reactors feasible in Arkansas but government support needed, panel told (reputable_press, published 6 Aug 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)