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  • Rendering of the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor proposed for TVA’s federally owned Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 935-acre site, a former brownfield from the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project, offers existing infrastructure and strategic advantages for advanced nuclear development. Source: TVA
    Legal & Regulatory

    TVA Submits First Portion of Construction Permit Application to NRC for Clinch River BWRX-300 SMR

    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has submitted the first portion of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build a GE Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at its Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. If built, the Clinch River unit—dubbed CRN-1—will serve as a flagship for U.S. commercial […]

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    Nuclear

    ACU Secures NRC Permit to Build Research Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Abilene Christian University (ACU) a construction permit to build its Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on the university’s campus in Texas. The approval is the regulatory body’s first for a liquid-fueled advanced reactor, the first for a research reactor in decades, and its second for any advanced […]

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    Nuclear

    NRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Nuclear Test Reactor Within 18 Months

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up a final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee Technology Park Heritage Center site in Oak Ridge, and plans to begin operating by 2026. The NRC’s review, which concluded “no safety aspects that would […]