Protocol for Stakeholder Engagement in Advanced Nuclear Energy Facility Siting

This protocol outlines a replicable, community-based process for convening and facilitating public participation and stakeholder engagement meetings focused on the siting and development of advanced nuclear energy facilities. Methods developed, applied, and field-tested in Kemmerer, Wyoming in 2025 to engage local community members in discussing the opportunities and challenges related to the development and operation of the TerraPower Natrium facility have informed this protocol. Community-based organizations, local governments, researchers, and developers may replicate or adapt this protocol to support non-required public participation and stakeholder engagement in advanced nuclear energy facility (and other energy and industrial facility) siting processes.