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TVA Clinch River BWRX-300 — Construction Permit Application Submitted

Developer
Tennessee Valley Authority / GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Capacity
300 MWe
Last updated
5/13/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
BWR
Announced
11/1/2022
Projected operational
12/31/2032

Notes

TVA submitted its construction permit application to the NRC in May 2025 to build the first BWRX-300 at Clinch River in Oak Ridge, Tennessee — the first advanced SMR construction permit application filed in the United States. The NRC is currently reviewing the application. TVA's supply chain partners include Scot Forge, North American Forgemasters, BWX Technologies, and Aecon, plus Duke Energy, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and the Electric Power Research Institute.

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