Nuclear buildout advances: Texas SMR permit, US fuel funding, Poland early works

· Climate · United States · Poland

Three nuclear developments moved forward, according to World Nuclear News. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission finished its safety review of the Xe-100 reactor proposed for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas and said a construction permit announcement will come soon. Separately, eight nuclear fuel technology projects were selected to share up to $50 million in federal funding under a Department of Energy programme supporting research and development of TRU fuel technologies. In Poland, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe applied to the Pomeranian Voivodeship for a permit to start early works for the country's first nuclear power plant, at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in Choczewo municipality.

Why it matters：Advanced reactor licensing, domestic fuel R&D and first-of-a-kind plant preparation all move the nuclear supply chain from plans toward construction, the test of whether reactor pledges become operating capacity.

Key points

  • NRC completed its safety review of the Xe-100 proposed for Texas's Long Mott site.
  • Up to $50 million in DOE funding will be shared by eight fuel technology projects.
  • Poland's Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe applied for early-works permission at Lubiatowo-Kopalino.

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