NRC grants first U.S. construction permit to Tennessee Valley Authority for BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; milestone advances new generation nuclear power deployment, September 2026

NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Clinch River site

Decision advances BWRX-300 deployment in the U.S. and reinforces growing regulatory momentum across North America KNOXVILLE, TN (September 29, 2026) – GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) today welcomed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) issuance of a construction permit to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.The permit is the first issued in the United States for a BWRX-300 and represents a sig...