I hope you’re stocked up on iodine tablets!
After spending the past few years wooing aluminum smelters, nickel refineries and other weird projects that sound like the origin story of a future Superfund site, Stitt announced this week that Oklahoma is one of five finalists to host something called a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus.
It’s apparently a fancy way of saying nuclear waste dump.
Five states would host nuclear waste as part of "Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses" under a new Trump administration plan. https://t.co/wwKlm5VPRM
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) July 28, 2026
Trump administration selects five states as candidates for radioactive nuclear waste storage https://t.co/lGuqDMs9IX
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 28, 2026
Even though Oklahoma is an oil state that routinely tries to punish cleaner forms of energy like wind and solar, Stitt is apparently all for storing nuclear waste in this disaster-prone state.
Here's his quote about it:
“Oklahoma has always been America’s energy innovation leader, from the oil boom of the early 1900s to the shale revolution in mid-2000s,” said Gov. Stitt. “Today marks a new frontier—the chance to add nuclear to our energy abundance agenda.”
“This opportunity is an all-hands-on-deck moment, and I look forward to working with communities across our state to make this campus a reality. I’m grateful to President Trump and Secretary Wright for their leadership and for considering Oklahoma, and for the companies, research institutions, and leaders across our state who have already pulled a seat up to the table to be a part of this project.”
Yep, that’s right!
We have the Stitt administration and the Trump administration – two groups widely known for their competence, accountability and careful attention to detail – working together to possibly store nuclear waste in Oklahoma.
I guess that’s cool.
I can’t wait to see what terrifying mutants they create when the first Oklahoma frackquake springs a leak. Who wouldn’t want to see a noodling-catfish version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
“Patrick, you’re being overly dramatic. Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest forms of energy out there. It’s a safe bridge to a future of abundant, reliable energy.”
You may be right, Internet Voice That Lives in My Head. You also sound a lot like Kevin Stitt. When asked about the project by KFOR, he said:
“We want to make sure that everything’s done safe. I think it’s more about generation,” the governor added.
Translation – He has no clue what he’s saying, and neither do we. Keep those iodine tablets handy.
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