Utah plans to build nuclear power plants near this small city

Brigham City • Gov. Spencer Cox and other state leaders are looking at a rural corner of northern Utah to become a hub of nuclear energy development in the Intermountain West. The governor announced plans to build a training center and manufacturing plant in Brigham City Monday. In partnership with Holtec International, an energy engineering firm, and Hi Tech Solutions, a nuclear services firm establishing a new base in Utah, the city in Box Elder County will eventually build the components for a fleet of small modular reactors and ship them to locations throughout the region. And at least two…