TVA's New Nuke Plant Permit: NRC Opens Hearing in Tennessee
Published Date: 7/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) wants to build a new nuclear reactor in Roane County, Tennessee, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing their application. The public can join in by asking for a hearing or sharing their thoughts. If approved, TVA can start building, which could bring jobs and energy to the area in the coming years.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
TVA Seeks Permit to Build Reactor in Tennessee
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted TVA’s construction-permit application for Clinch River Nuclear Site, Unit 1 in Roane County, Tennessee. If the NRC issues a construction permit, TVA would be authorized to construct the proposed reactor, which the notice says could bring jobs and energy to the area in the coming years.
Public Can Request Hearing or Intervene
The NRC notice says an uncontested hearing will be held on TVA’s construction-permit application at a time and place to be set later, and members of the public may request a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (a contested hearing) with respect to that application.
Procedures for Accessing Sensitive Application Information
The application contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI), and the notice includes an order that imposes procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for preparing contentions in a hearing.
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