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- 1US regulator completes environmental review of Crane restart▼NRC completes environmental review of Crane restart
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its environmental review for the proposed restart of the Crane Clean Energy Center in Pennsylvania, the former Three Mile Island Unit 1 reactor. The review is a key step toward restarting the plant, which is being pursued to supply power to Microsoft under an agreement with owner Constellation Energy.
- 2US regulators approve first construction permit for BWRX-300 small nuclear 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 a BWRX-300 small modular reactor, a GE Vernova Hitachi design, at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Clinch River site. The move marks a regulatory milestone for next-generation nuclear power in the United States, and observers are weighing what it means for the future of smaller, faster-to-build reactors.