State

Permission issued

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Open question

Which exact regulatory actions are on record, by which authority, for what scope?

  • Not established in reviewed sources: Whether the construction permits (issued for two units) have been amended for the single-reactor redesign
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Operating licence (no application reported)
  1. Current statePermission issued29 November 2024 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register) ↗

  2. Earlier statementApplication accepted for review15 September 2023 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register) ↗

  3. Earlier statementApplication submitted4 August 2023 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register) ↗

Evidence detail

Application accepted for review

Construction permit application accepted for docketing (Docket Nos. 50-611 and 50-612)

Accepted for review is not approval.

“The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff accepts and dockets an application for a construction permit for the Hermes 2 test reactor facility to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. DATES: This action becomes effective on September 11, 2023.”
Attribution
Regulator issued
Publisher
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register)
Dated
15 September 2023
First public disclosure
15 September 2023
State before
Not established in reviewed sources
Authority
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Jurisdiction
United States (federal)
Source read
11 November 2026

Inspect primary source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register) ↗

What this does and does not establish

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