Clinch River Nuclear Site Unit 1
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Tennessee Valley Authority owns Clinch River Nuclear Site Unit 1 NRC construction permit issued Sept 2026; status under_construction/planned.
“GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) today welcomed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) issuance of a construction permit to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.”
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GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy is the reactor developer for Clinch River Nuclear Site Unit 1
“The permit is the first issued in the United States for a BWRX-300 and represents a significant milestone for TVA, GVH and the U.S. nuclear industry as the country advances toward a new generation of nuclear power deployment.”
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- 1 https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/nrc-issues-first-us-construction-permit-bwrx-300-small-modular-reactor-tva-clinch-river gevernova.com · published 2026-09-29
- 2 https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/first-construction-permit-issued-for-bwrx300-smr-in-us world-nuclear-news.org · published 2026-09-30