Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Has Said The Dream Of The State’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor In Southwest Virginia Is No Longer A Reality. Southwest Virginia Energy Research And Development Authority Chair, Mike Quillen, Said It Makes Sense That It’s Better To Put It At A Site That’s Already Approved, Is Already Conducting Nuclear Energy Generation, Has The Infrastructure And Already Has The Workers With The Talent And Skills. Youngkin Said He Still Firmly Believes Virginia Will Still Be The First State To Actually Operate A Small Nuclear Reactor In A Commercial Fashion.