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- 1US regulators approve first construction permit for BWRX-300 small reactor●NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the first US construction permit for GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor, to be built by the Tennessee Valley Authority at its Clinch River site. It marks the first approval of its kind for a small modular reactor in the country, a milestone supporters see as a step toward expanding nuclear power and cutting emissions.