SALT LAKE CITY — EnergySolutions, a nuclear services company headquartered in Salt Lake City, is working on an initiative with Utah and the Intermountain Power Agency to explore if nuclear reactors are a good fit for the Delta plant.

The Intermountain Power Plant is abandoning its use of coal in favor of natural gas and plans to someday adding hydrogen as a power source.

But Utah lawmakers have been clear with new laws on the books that they want a role securing the future of the infrastructure already in place, including power lines that transmit the vast majority of energy generated to California.

This initiative could open another door in the state’s energy portfolio and is in line with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s goal to double the state’s energy production in a decade.

“The project is aligned with Gov. Spencer Cox’s Operation Gigawatt initiative and seeks to address increasing demand for electrification of society and energy intensive industries critical to maintaining our quality of life,” said Emy Lesofski, director of the Utah Office of Energy Development.