The Environmental Protection Agency defines resilience as the “capability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover [from disasters] with minimum damage to social well‐being, the economy, and the environment.” This Science and Technology Note discusses existing efforts and policy options for enhancing flood resilience in West Virginia.

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are new lower-power, smaller-footprint reactor designs that seek to avoid the high costs and delays associated with nuclear power. This Science and Technology Policy Note considers opportunities and challenges associated with advanced nuclear power deployment in West Virginia, with a particular focus on SMRs at former coal sites.

This Science and Technology Note covers the availability of satellite broadband in West Virginia and offers policy options for expanding West Virginians’ access to satellite-based internet service.