Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing elements of a draft construction permit application for BWRX-300 small modular reactor construction at Clinch River with the company aiming to submit the application in late 2024.
A spokesperson for the US federal utility and nuclear operator told NucNet in an email that if the company’s board of directors authorises the submission of the application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, TVA expects the NRC review of the application would take two to three years.
A spokesperson for the US federal utility and nuclear operator told NucNet in an email that if the company’s board of directors authorises the submission of the application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, TVA expects the NRC review of the application would take two to three years.
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