Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing

Podcast: The Innovation Attorney Podcast · The Innovation Attorney

Opublikowano: 2026-10-10

Advanced reactor startups should reach first criticality under DOE authorization, then sell power under an NRC license issued through Part 50 or Part 53 in 2026. Four reactors reached criticality between June 4 and July 4, 2026 under DOE authorization, and none of them can be deployed commercially without the NRC. The two NRC construction permits issued this year, Kemmerer Unit 1 on March 4 and Clinch River on September 29, both came through 10 CFR Part 50. Part 53, effective April 29, 2026, has no completed review behind it. The company holding the most advanced permit has not settled the question. At an NRC public meeting on July 22, 2026, TerraPower said...