The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted for review a construction permit application by US chemicals company Dow to build a multi-unit advanced nuclear reactor facility at its Seadrift site in Calhoun County, Texas.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) said the project could become the first advanced nuclear reactor facility at an industrial site in the US.
The proposed facility, known as the Long Mott Generating Station, includes plans to install four Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs) developed by Maryland-based X-energy.
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