NRC Issues First U.S. Construction Permit for a BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Clinch River Site
GE Vernova has received the first construction permit in the U.S. for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The permit is for installation at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Clinch River site.