🏗️NRC Accepts TVA Nuclear Construction Permit Application
Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Site, Unit 1; Construction Permit Application
Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted for review and docketed an application from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a construction permit for the Clinch River Nuclear Site, Unit 1 reactor to be built in Roane County, Tennessee. In addition, the NRC is providing notice that an uncontested hearing will be held on the TVA construction permit application at a time and place to be set in the future by the presiding officer for the uncontested hearing. This notice also provides the public an opportunity to request a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (i.e., contested hearing) with respect to that application. The NRC staff is currently conducting a detailed technical review of the construction permit application. If the NRC issues a construction permit, the applicant, TVA, would be authorized to construct its proposed reactor in accordance with the provisions of the construction permit. Because the application contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI), this notice includes an order that imposes procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for contention preparation.
Agencies
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The content provides regulatory updates related to the construction permit application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Business owners in the nuclear and energy sectors must comply with the NRC's hearing procedures, including potential intervention petitions and access to sensitive information, impacting operational timelines and compliance costs.