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Thursday, 1 October 2026

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  • US Senate Negotiators Introduce Bipartisan Permitting Bill With 150-Day Challenge Window.
  • Trump to Announce USD 54 Billion South Korean Stake in Alaska LNG Project.
  • India Approves INR 1.86 Trillion Renewable Programme to Expand Grids and Storage.
  • NRC Issues TVA Construction Permit for 300 MW BWRX-300 at Clinch River.
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NRC Issues TVA Construction Permit for 300 MW BWRX-300 at Clinch River

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued TVA a construction permit for Clinch River Unit 1, a 300 MW GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small boiling-water modular reactor near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

TVA is the first U.S. utility permitted to construct the BWRX-300, according to Neutron Bytes.

The permit is the second advanced reactor construction permit ever issued in the United States, according to Neutron Bytes.

Source: neutronbytes.com (opens in a new tab)2 sourcesPermalink

Generation

West Virginia Cancels Bid for DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Campus

West Virginia sent the U.S. Department of Energy a letter on September 30, 2026, cancelling its proposal to become the sixth participant in the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus Program (NLIC), according to Neutron Bytes.

The state had submitted its bid earlier in September. After the withdrawal, DOE was left working with five NLIC proposals, according to Neutron Bytes.

Documents obtained by the Gazette-Mail showed that the September proposal included language stating the state accepted taking spent fuel, according to Neutron Bytes.

Source: neutronbytes.com (opens in a new tab)1 sourcePermalink

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