Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1; Construction Permit and Record of Decision

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Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permit (CP) No. CPAR-2 to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1 reactor facility and the associated record of decision (ROD).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63311-63312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20345]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-615; NRC-2024-0146]


Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1; 
Construction Permit and Record of Decision

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) 
is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permit (CP) No. 
CPAR-2 to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the Clinch River Nuclear 
Unit 1 reactor facility and the associated record of decision (ROD).

DATES: The Construction Permit No. CPAR-2 was issued on September 28, 
2026.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0146 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may 
obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of 
the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0146. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#094b7b606d6e6c7d274a7c7b7b686749677b6a276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1654647f72717362385563646477785678647538717960">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. For technical 
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
    <bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.'' 
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room 
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email 
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0e0f4e29ee2d5c3dfc5c2d3d5f0dec2d39ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="540410067a0631273b21263731143a26377a333b22">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
    <bullet> NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6b6a2b4c8b483958993948583a6889485c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90c0d4c2bec2f5e3ffe5e2f3f5d0fee2f3bef7ffe6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ricky Vivanco, Office of Advanced 
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-0021; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1b388828a98cfb78897808f828ea18f9382cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f6d565c5446116956495e515c507f514d5c11585049">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Under section 2.106 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(10 CFR), ``Notice of issuance,'' the NRC is providing notice of the 
issuance of CP No. CPAR-2 to TVA and issuance of the ROD under 10 CFR 
51.102, ``Requirement to provide a record of decision; preparation.'' 
The CP, which is immediately effective, authorizes TVA to construct a 
power reactor facility in Roane County, Tennessee, as described in the 
CP application. With respect to the CP application filed by TVA, the 
NRC found that the applicable standards and requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's regulations have 
been met. The NRC found that any required notifications to other 
agencies or bodies have been duly made and that, among other things, 
there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized

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by the permit will be conducted in compliance with the rules and 
regulations of the Commission, that safety questions will be 
satisfactorily resolved by the completion of construction, and that, 
taking into consideration siting criteria, the proposed facility can be 
constructed and operated at the proposed location without undue risk to 
public health and safety, subject to the conditions listed in the CP. 
Furthermore, the NRC found that the licensee, TVA, is technically and 
financially qualified to construct the facility, and that issuance of 
the CP will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to 
the health and safety of the public. The NRC further found that the 
conditions in the early site permit (ESP-006), with the exception of 
those listed in the CP, had been met. Finally, the NRC found that 
issuance of the CP was in accordance with subpart A, ``National 
Environmental Policy Act--Regulations Implementing Section 102(2),'' of 
10 CFR part 51, ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic 
Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' and that all applicable 
requirements had been satisfied.
    Accordingly, the immediately effective CP was issued on September 
28, 2026.

II. Further Information

    The NRC staff prepared a Safety Evaluation (SE) and Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) which document the staff's 
evaluation of the CP application and its findings. The NRC staff also 
prepared the ROD that incorporates by reference the materials contained 
in the SEIS. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, ``Public inspections, 
exemptions, requests for withholding,'' of the NRC's ``Agency Rules of 
Practice and Procedure,'' details with respect to this action, 
including the SE, SEIS, the ROD, and accompanying documentation 
included in the CP package, are available online in the ADAMS Public 
Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. From 
this site, persons can access the NRC's ADAMS, which provides text and 
image files of NRC's public documents.

III. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through ADAMS.

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              Document description                  ADAMS accession No.
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Construction Permit No. CPAR-2, dated September   ML26243A056.
 28, 2026.
Record of Decision, dated September 28, 2026....  ML26245A346.
Safety Evaluation Related to the Tennessee        ML26168A505.
 Valley Authority Construction Permit
 Application for Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1,
 dated June 24, 2026.
Supplement to NUREG-2226, ``Supplemental          ML26035A285.
 Environmental Impact Statement for a
 Construction Permit at the Clinch River Nuclear
 Site,'' dated April 1, 2026.
TVA Construction Permit Application               ML26119A628 (Package).
 Documentation, dated April 2026.
Tennessee Valley Authority, Clinch River Nuclear  ML19352D868.
 Site, Early Site Permit No. ESP-006, dated
 December 19, 2019.
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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.

    Dated: October 1, 2026.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeremy Bowen,
Director, Office of Advanced Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2026-20345 Filed 10-2-26; 8:45 am]
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