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The NRC issues its first commercial advanced reactor permit

development2026-03-06

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TerraPower received the first ever NRC construction permit for a commercial-scale advanced nuclear plant, a 345-MW sodium-cooled fast reactor in Wyoming with molten salt storage.

Reported metric: 345 MW

Reporting date: 2026-03-06 (not necessarily the event date)

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The NRC issues its first commercial advanced reactor permit
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Reporting date: 2026-03-06
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-06-first-advanced-reactor-permit
Claim: TerraPower received the first ever NRC construction permit for a commercial-scale advanced nuclear plant, a 345-MW sodium-cooled fast reactor in Wyoming with molten salt storage.
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- Welcome to March 6, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-6-2026
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