Tracker · Pre-application
BlueCore Energy
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently engaged in pre-application activities with BlueCore Energy, Inc. (BlueCore) as of July 2026. BlueCore is developing its Nautilus Floating Nuclear Power Plant, a 45 megawatt thermal (MWt) pressurized water reactor designed for deployment on a non-self-propelled barge. The BlueCore-15 (BC-15) reactor uses standard 17x17 Optimized Fuel Assembly (OFA) fuel geometry with low-enriched uranium (LEU) UO2 at 4.95% enrichment and light water coolant and moderator.
BlueCore is developing its Nautilus Floating Nuclear Power Plant, a 45 megawatt thermal (MWt) pressurized water reactor designed for deployment on a non-self-propelled barge.
- Who
- BlueCore Energy
- Design
- Nautilus Floating Nuclear Power Plant
- Reactor type
- Light Water Reactors
- Status
- Active on the NRC index
- What
- Pre-Application activities associated with a future 10 CFR Part 50 application
- When
- July 2026 to present
- Site
- the Port of Long Beach, California
- NRC page reviewed
- Friday, October 02, 2026
Dockets
Status timeline
Dates are printed as the NRC page prints them, including the actual (A) or target (T) mark.
The NRC page in this snapshot does not list a milestone table.
NRC activity table
| Product | Type | Reference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for Pre-Application Regulatory Engagement and NRC Project Manager Assignment for BlueCore Energy Reactor | Letter of Intent | ML26223A527 | Docket Number Assigned |
| Nautilus Floating Nuclear Power Plant, BLU-PLAN-000001, Revision 0, September 2026 | Regulatory Engagement Plan | ML26261A477 | No review requested |
Related Federal Register notices
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No in-scope Federal Register notice is linked to this project.