CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury worked to approve a resolution in support of a nuclear life cycle innovation campus this past week. 

Part of the Department of Energy's nuclear life cycle innovation campus initiative, the $90 million project seeks to create a campus in East Feliciana Parish to help recycle waste products from nearby nuclear plants such as Riverbend.

Members of the police jury previously had the opportunity to speak to representatives from Curio Energy about the proposed project, learning that the 80-year deal would have the Nuclear Regulatory Commission involved at every phase of the process, including the purchase of land.

The project is intended to strengthen the nation's domestic nuclear energy capabilities by supporting research, advanced manufacturing, fuel cycle services, technology development, workforce training and management of used nuclear materials 

The campus would create high-quality jobs, expand educational and technical training opportunities and support economic development throughout the state, jurors said. The plan is for the facility to double as a depository where casts from other nuclear plants are stored and usable isotopes from the nuclear waste are recovered and recycled. 

Louisiana is one of five states in the running for the campus, with the federal government wanting three sites nationwide, according to the jury. 

The land being considered runs from Thompson's Creek to East Baton Rouge Parish near U.S. 61, as the facility will require both water and rail. 

Residents in East Feliciana Parish raised concerns about the lack of information being presented as well as potential noise and light pollution that would come along with the facility 

The deadline to submit a resolution is Sept. 30, and as of Sept. 21, the police jury has not seen a plan for how and where the nuclear waste will be stored. If a resolution of support is not submitted by the Wednesday deadline, the parish will be taken off the potential list containing five parishes that could possibly house the facility.