NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor

papa-whisky 18 points 2 comments September 29, 2026
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CobaltFire

This is a 10th Generation Boiling Water Reactor. Here's some relevant links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWRX-300 https://www.gevernova.com/nuclear/carbon-free-power/bwrx-300... Interesting point: no pumps; convection flow for 100% of the operational envelope.

testing22321

Place your bets now. Time until first power generated, and actual final total cost. I’ll go 15 years and $10 Billion.

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