TVA files for Clinch River SMR construction permit

May 21, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News
A rendering of the Clinch River SMR. (Image: TVA)

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced yesterday that it has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the construction of a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactor at the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Members of state nuclear advisory council named

July 17, 2023, 12:05PMNuclear News

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced appointments to his Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council, established recently via executive order to help position the Volunteer State as a national leader in nuclear innovation.