TVA Seeks Construction Permit for Small Nuclear Reactor

May 30, 2025--Written by Jesse Broehl for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A nuclear renaissance in the U.S. continues inching slowly ahead, this week hitting a notable milestone. In the last week of May, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (Knoxville, Tennessee) became the first American utility company to submit a small modular reactor (SMR) construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).