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- 1NRC issues first US 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 country's first construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor, developed by GE Vernova Hitachi for the Tennessee Valley Authority's Clinch River site in Tennessee. The decision marks the first US construction permit granted for a small modular reactor, and is being discussed as a significant regulatory milestone for next-generation nuclear power.