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Application accepted for review

Accepted for review is not approval.

Open question

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

  • Not established in reviewed sources: Whether the NRC has issued the construction permit (no issuance found as of 2026-10-29)
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Outcome of the contested hearing before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Whether the September 22, 2026 mandatory hearing was held as noticed
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Any operating licence application
  1. TargetTarget: permission issued, Q1 2027Stated 13 August 2026 · Company reported · X-energy (SEC Form 10-Q, Q2 2026)

    Source: X-energy (SEC Form 10-Q, Q2 2026) ↗

  2. Current stateApplication accepted for review20 August 2026 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register, via govinfo.gov)

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

  3. Earlier statementPermission issued20 May 2026 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register, via govinfo.gov)

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

  4. Earlier statementApplication accepted for review20 February 2026 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register, via govinfo.gov)

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

  5. Earlier statementApplication accepted for review10 June 2025 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register, via govinfo.gov)

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

  6. Earlier statementApplication submitted2 May 2025 · Regulator issued · U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register, via govinfo.gov)

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

  7. TargetTarget: permission issued, Date not disclosedStated 31 March 2025 · Joint release · Dow and X-energy (joint release, Dow newsroom)

    Source: Dow and X-energy (joint release, Dow newsroom) ↗

Evidence detail

Application submitted

Construction permit application, four-unit Long Mott Generating Station (10 CFR part 50)

Submitted is not accepted for review, and neither is approval.

“On March 31, 2025, Long Mott Energy, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, filed an application for a construction permit for a four-unit power reactor facility to be located in Calhoun County, Texas”
Attribution
Regulator issued
Publisher
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Federal Register, via govinfo.gov)
Dated
2 May 2025
First public disclosure
2 May 2025
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, via govinfo.gov) ↗

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