Programmes and agreements / prg-us-wisconsin-psc-uw-nuclear-siting-study

Wisconsin PSC and UW-Madison nuclear power siting study (2025 Wisconsin Act 12)

Under 2025 Wisconsin Act 12, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and UW-Madison's nuclear engineering department are carrying out a state nuclear power siting study, announced in February 2026 and due by the start of 2027. Its scope covers traditional nuclear, small modular reactors and advanced technologies including fusion, it identifies siting opportunities but proposes no plant.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

United States

Region named by the sources

Wisconsin

Participants and roles

• Government: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
• Research: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

$2 million state funding, study due by the start of 2027

Announced or first reported

Feb 2026

Status

Active
State siting study covering traditional nuclear, SMRs and advanced technologies including fusion, no site or project.

Confidence

medium

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Gov. Evers, PSC Announce Partnership to Study Future of Nuclear Energy in Wisconsin (government_primary, published 18 Feb 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)