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America's Nuclear Revival Gains Steam With First New-Reactor Permits
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Summary
- The US nuclear 'renaissance' accelerated in 2026: TerraPower won the NRC's first-ever construction permit for a commercial non-light-water reactor in March and broke ground on its Natrium plant.
- NuScale's uprated small modular reactor design won approval, and regulators moved toward permitting the TVA's BWRX-300 project at Clinch River.
- In March, the US and Japan announced a $40 billion partnership to deploy GE Vernova Hitachi SMRs in Tennessee and Alabama, targeting 3 gigawatts of clean baseload power.
The question
Small modular reactors are key to a clean, reliable US energy future.
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