At the 19 May 2026 Emery County Commission meeting, OED Deputy Director Tracy Rees presented the Office of Energy Development's 'statewide nuclear education and community outreach campaign'. Per the minutes, commissioners asked about safety and new technology and about funding; she said the subject-matter experts 'are not paid because they believe in the technology', that OED first meets county commissioners, city councils and mayors to hear local concerns and uses that to shape each community event, and that the state wants people to understand nuclear 'so communities can engage in a meaningful way'. The regional development agency's board heard 'Nuclear Community Campaigns' updates in May and July 2026 (csite-031), and the public workshops later cited as outreach were general nuclear classes that did not mention the Wellington site (mine-047). OED is also the landlord and promoter of Valar's project (ppl-018, gov-011). No campaign budget, contractor or list of experts was found in the records read.

• Emery County Commission Meeting Minutes, May 19, 2026 (Emery County Commission (Utah Public Notice Website), 2026-05-19) primary government “the SME’s are not paid because they believe in the technology”