The US just cleared the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a new kind of small nuclear reactor
Science Industry power nuclear The US just cleared the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a new kind of small nuclear reactor The 300-megawatt small modular reactor delivers round-the-clock power with a simpler design By Skye Jacobs September 30, 2026, 9:21 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: The Tennessee Valley Authority has received the federal go-ahead to build a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- ▪Science Industry power nuclear The US just cleared the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a new kind of small nuclear reactor The 300-megawatt small modular reactor delivers round-the-clock power with a simpler design By Skye Jacobs Septem
- ▪TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.
- ▪Forward-looking: The Tennessee Valley Authority has received the federal go-ahead to build a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Science Industry power nuclear The US just cleared the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a new kind of small nuclear reactor The 300-megawatt small modular reactor delivers round-the-clock power with a simpler design By Skye Jacobs September 30, 2026, 9:21 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: The Tennessee Valley Authority has received the federal go-ahead to build a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The approval makes TVA the first US utility authorized to build the GE Vernova Hitachi reactor design, one of several small reactor technologies now being positioned as a source of round-the-clock power for a grid facing fast-rising demand.
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