He’s taking the first steps to secure funding for a project that would bring nuclear power to Southwest Virginia.Gov. Glenn Youngkin continues to reconfirm his goal of investing more into nuclear energy, with an aggressive plan to make Southwest Virginia the home of the nation’s first small modular reactor, or SMR, within 10 years.”Competition for this technology really matters today, and other regions are vying for this just as much as Southwest Virginia is,” said Will Payne, of Invest SWVA.