Two New Nuclear Projects: NuScale, TVA
"The years-long federal permitting process for new reactors is a check on TVA’s — and other reactor sponsors’ — near-term nuclear ambitions. The NRC review of TVA’s construction permit application could stretch into 2028, based on NRC’s generic schedule. If NRC issues the construction permit, TVA could begin building the reactor complex while seeking a separate operating license that NRC says can take up to 36 months to review. A final decision on the operating license might not come until 2031 or early 2032, not far off from TVA’s December 2032 target ..."
"NuScale remains on track for an expected July approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its uprated 77-MW electric design, the company said in a news release Monday."
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