WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The City of Hutchinson wants to be known for more than just the Cosmosphere and Salt Museum. Its city manager says they want to become "the energy capital of Kansas."

TerraPower, the nuclear reactor company founded by Bill Gates, thinks the Sunflower State could could use another source of nuclear energy, and they're teaming up with Evergy and the Kansas Department of Commerce to scope it out.

Hutchinson's city manager says the city has invested heavily in water infrastructure while exploring additional water rights as Evergy builds a new gas plant in South Hutchinson.

The president of the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce, Debra Teufel, believes a nuclear reactor could be big for business.

"I do know, we have a 500 acre site that we're developing for th

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