ETV's report (9 April 2026) of Emery County's 7 April hearing on selling the 112-acre parcel beside the lab says Valar's representatives explained they needed more land to expand their factory and ready the reactor, and, asked what they planned to build, replied that plans were not firm yet but they were considering expansion and 'maybe even housing'. Later in the same meeting the commission approved a real-estate use agreement letting Valar use 10 acres south of the lab as a laydown and staging area during construction, with a waiver of liability. The county's own minutes add that Valar named 'fuel fabrication and manufacturing' for the parcel and that a commissioner called the sale an 'intermediate step' while Valar looked for a larger property with water (gov-022, gov-038); the sale price was $394,500 and closing was not confirmed as of mid-August (loc-014); Orangeville is drafting an advanced-energy zoning district and annexation for the land (loc-013); Valar is seeking up to 1,000 more water shares for future development there (loc-017). The Wellington lease map was drawn two days after this hearing (mine-048).

• Emery Commission public hearing receives comments on the sale of property to Valar Atomics (ETV News, 2026-04-09) news “plans are not firm yet but are considering expansion and maybe even housing”