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Sun, Jul 13

NEWS: US Expects to Approve Tennessee Valley Authority’s Nuclear Reactor in 2026

By late 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to accept the Tennessee Valley Authority’s application to build the first federally approved SMR in the country. (Bloomberg

  • TVA plans to install a 300 MW GE Vernova Hitachi reactor at its Clinch River site, aiming to boost zero-carbon power as electricity demand rises from AI, data centers, and electrification.

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