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TVA Clinch River CPA
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently engaged in review activities for Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) construction permit application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This comes after the NRC’s issuance of the site’s Early Site Permit (ESP) in 2019.Additional information on pre-application activities can be obtained from ADAMS using a search by docket number 99902056 and 05000615Additional information regarding the ESP can be found at Clinch River Nuclear Site Early Site Permit webpage.
- Who
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Design
- BWRX-300
- Reactor type
- BWRX-300
- Status
- Under review
- What
- Application for a Construction Permit for a small modular reactor (BWRX-300)
- When
- April 2025 to present (date of application submittal) February 2022 to April 2025 (pre-application)
- Site
- Not stated on the NRC page in this snapshot.
- NRC page reviewed
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Dockets
Status timeline
Dates are printed as the NRC page prints them, including the actual (A) or target (T) mark.
| Milestone | Completion date |
|---|---|
| Environmental Report Submitted (Part One) | April 28, 2025 – A April 28, 2025 |
| Preliminary Safety Analysis Report Submitted (Part Two) (Revision 1) | May 20, 2025 – A; Rev 1 - April 29, 2026 May 20, 2025 |
| Environmental Report Acceptance Review Completion (Decision Letter Issued) | June 12, 2025 – A June 12, 2025 |
| Preliminary Safety Analysis Report Acceptance Review Completion (Decision Letter Issued) | July 9, 2025 – A July 9, 2025 |
| Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant (Schedule & Resource Letter) Revised: ML26160A308 | July 25, 2025 – A July 25, 2025 |
| Safety Review* (Milestones Letter) | November 2026 |
| Draft Safety Evaluation1 (ML26005A247) | January 16, 2026 - A January 16, 2026 |
| Advance Safety Evaluation Report2 | May 29, 2026 - A May 29, 2026 |
| Final Safety Evaluation Report (ML26168A505) | June 25, 2026 – A June 25, 2026 |
| Environmental Review* | April 2026 |
| Complete Draft SEIS Sections | September 18, 2025 – A September 18, 2025 |
| Finalize Draft SEIS and Related Activities | November 7, 2025 – A November 7, 2025 |
| Comment Responses and Final SEIS | February 27, 2026 – A February 27, 2026 |
| Finalize Final SEIS and Related Activities (ML26035A285) | April 6, 2026 – A April 6, 2026 |
| Mandatory Hearing (Transcript: ML26238A328, Meeting Summary: ML26247A158 ) | August 13, 2026 August 13, 2026 |
| Post-Hearing Comments (ML26245A402) | August 28, 2026 August 28, 2026 |
| Construction Permit Decision (ML26244A257) | September 28, 2026 September 28, 2026 |
NRC activity table
The NRC page in this snapshot does not list a product activity table.
Related Federal Register notices
Included when a notice shares a docket printed on the NRC page, or when the notice title repeats the project or design name. Other NRC notices are left out.
No in-scope Federal Register notice is linked to this project.