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- 1NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for BWRX-300 small modular reactor●NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the first American construction permit for GE Vernova's BWRX-300 small modular reactor, to be built by the Tennessee Valley Authority at its Clinch River site. It marks a regulatory milestone for next-generation nuclear power, with supporters framing it as a step toward scaling carbon-free baseload energy in the United States.