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Blue Energy Center - Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1 (BWRX-300) phased CP application Part 1 - LWA

Under review · Limited work authorization · New reactors

Blue Energy Center - Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1 (BWRX-300) phased CP application Part 1 - LWA: NRC limited work authorization review for Blue Energy, Inc. (FR title: Blue Energy Global, Inc.) — under review. Sourced dates and schedule.

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Current state

TypeLimited work authorization
OutcomeUnder review
ApplicantBlue Energy, Inc. (FR title: Blue Energy Global, Inc.)
FacilityBlue Energy Center - Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1 (Victoria, Texas)
Docket—
Submitted2026-09-15
Docketed (accepted for review)—
NRC planned schedule—
NRC target date—
Final safety evaluation—
Decision—
Review time (docketed → decision)—
Submitted → decision—
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NRC-reported resources vs estimate—

Review time is measured in average months from the date the NRC docketed the application to the decision. The NRC's own reported durations may measure to the final safety evaluation instead.

Notes

Found via Federal Register sweep; no NRC project page located. Applicant intends to submit the full CP application no later than 18 months after Part 1. Project number 99902137. Docketed: Receipt notice only (FR 2026-10-08); acceptance review not complete as of 2026-10-16. Final safety evaluation: Not yet. Decision: Under acceptance review.

Timeline

  • 2026-09-15 — Application received: “On September 15, 2026, Blue Energy, Inc., filed with NRC, the first part of a phased construction permit application” (source)

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Sources

  1. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-20678