Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- [Docket No. 99902137; NRC-2026-4654]
AGENCY:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION:
Notice; receipt.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from Blue Energy Global, Inc., for a single-unit BWRX-300 plant to be located at the Blue Energy Center in Victoria, Texas. The unit is named Blue Energy Center—Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1.
DATES:
October 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-4654 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking website: Go to www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-4654. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email: Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further Information Contact ” section of this document.
- NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “Begin ADAMS Public Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The Blue Energy Limited Work Authorization application is available in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML26265A371. ( printed page 64410)
- NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
www.regulations.gov
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.htmlFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Prosanta Chowdhury, telephone: 301-415-1647; email: Prosanta.Chowdhury@nrc.gov and Jackson Barth, telephone: 240-290-2848; email: Jackson.Barth@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of Advanced Reactors at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
On September 15, 2026, Blue Energy, Inc., filed with NRC, the first part of a phased construction permit application for a utilization facility pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act and part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” Part 1 of the application includes an LWA request pursuant to 10 CFR 50.10(d), “Request for limited work authorization.” Blue Energy's LWA application requests NRC approval to conduct certain early construction activities for a BWRX-300 plant at the Blue Energy Center—Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1 site located in Victoria, Texas. The submittal includes two related exemption requests as well as an environmental report and applicable portions of the preliminary safety analysis report to support the LWA and exemption reviews. The information submitted by the applicant also includes certain administrative information such as financial qualifications submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33 as well as technical information submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.34. Blue Energy, Inc., submitted Part 1 of its application as part of a phased application approach for a construction permit for a utilization facility, as described in 10 CFR 2.101(a)(9) and 10 CFR 2.600(d). Blue Energy, Inc., intends to submit a full construction permit application no later than 18 months after this Part 1 submittal.
10 CFR 50.10(d)II. Further Information
If the NRC staff finds the Part 1 of the phased construction permit application acceptable for docketing, the staff will begin a detailed technical review. Subsequent Federal Register notices will address the acceptability of the tendered application for docketing and opportunities for participation of the public during the course of the staff's review.
A copy of the application is available for public inspection at www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced/who-were-working-with/pre-application-activities/blue-energy.
Authority:42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
42 U.S.C. 2011Dated: October 6, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jorge Hernandez Munoz,
Acting Chief, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 4, Division of Advanced Reactor Licensing, Office of Advanced Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2026-20678 Filed 10-7-26; 8:45 am]
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