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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

Target: permission issued, Date not disclosed

Construction permit approval timeline stated at filing ("could take up to 30 months")

A stated target, not something that has happened. It does not set a state. Targets can move; earlier and later ones are both kept.

“Approval of the construction permit is an important step forward that could take up to 30 months. Once the permit is received and upon Dow confirming the ability to deliver the project while achieving its financial return targets, construction could begin.”
Attribution
Joint release
Publisher
Dow and X-energy (joint release, Dow newsroom)
Target stated
31 March 2025
First public disclosure
31 March 2025
Authority
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Jurisdiction
United States (federal)
Source read
11 November 2026

Inspect primary source: Dow and X-energy (joint release, Dow newsroom) ↗

What this does and does not establish

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