US utility Duke Energy has proposed building small modular reactors at a coal and natural-gas fired station in North Carolina and a second site still to be determined.
In a timeline the Charlotte-based company utility said it plans to choose an SMR technology for the Belews Creek site between 2023 and 2025 and to apply for an early site permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in mid-2025.
The projected in-service date for the Belews Creek SMR would be the first quarter of 2034, with the SMR at the second site coming online in the first quarter of 2035.
The new-build plans are part of an update to Duke Energy’s 2022 integrated resource plan as the utility aims to comply with North Carolina’s emission mandates.
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