Campbell County proposes selling Pronghorn Industrial Park to BWXT for $1.5 million
GILLETTE — The Campbell County commissioners are planning to sell the Pronghorn Industrial Park to BWXT for $1.5 million. BWXT is planning to build a TRISO fuel fabrication facility at the site. Construction is expected to begin in 2028, and it should enter full production in 2031. At the start, it will produce five metric tons of TRISO fuel annually, but the company has plans to scale that up to 20 metric tons per year. Sandra Beeman, the administrative director for the county, told commissioners Wednesday morning that the property, which is east of Cam-plex, has been appraised at $840,000, and the county and BWXT have negotiated a sale price of $1.5 million. Wednesday, the commissioners started a 45-day public comment period on the proposed sale. A special meeting is scheduled for Dec. 21. At that meeting, there will be a public hearing. After this, the commissioners will vote on the sale. Included in the agreement is a deed restriction which prohibits the land from being used as a storage facility for spent fuel or high-level nuclear waste or as a long-term repository for nuclear waste. Commissioner Jim Ford said this deed restriction is tied to the property in perpetuity,
