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Artist rendering of Cascade Advanced Energy Facility
Who:  Energy Northwest New Nuclear
 
What:  Pre-Application activities associated with a future construction permit application (10 CFR Part 50 application).
 
When:  August 2024 to Present
 
Website:  https://www.energy-northwest.com/

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Project Overview

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently engaged in pre-application activities with Energy Northwest regarding a construction permit application for up to 12 Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) units on the Department of Energy’s Hanford Reservation, at a site adjacent to Columbia Generating Station in Benton County, Washington, for the purpose of addressing electrical
demand in the Pacific northwest.
 
Additional information on pre-application activities can be obtained from ADAMS using a search by docket number 99902130.

Pre-Application Activities

ProductTypeReferenceStatus
Energy Northwest New Nuclear Regulatory Engagement PlanRegulatory Engagement Plan

ML24239A815 (Rev. 0)

ML25030A293 (Rev. 1)

ML25210A601 (Rev. 2)

ML26085A601 (Rev. 3)

No review requested
Energy Northwest New Nuclear Quality Assurance Program Description for New Nuclear Program Topical Report

ML24352A486 (Rev. 0)

ML25132A315 (Rev. 1)

ML25196A303 (Rev. 2)

Safety Evaluation
Methodology for Determining the Acceptability of Historical InformationWhite PaperML25183A400 (Rev. 0)

Feedback provided 

ML25353A521

Acceptability of Historical Information - FloodingWhite PaperML25211A360 (Rev. 0)

Feedback provided 

ML25353A521

Energy Northwest New Nuclear Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Integrated Environmental ReviewWhite PaperML25169A279 (Rev. 0)

Feedback provided


ML26036A040

Energy Northwest New Nuclear, LLC - Acceptability of Historical Information - GeotechnicalWhite PaperML26013A121Feedback provided

ML26105A242
Energy Northwest New Nuclear, LLC - Acceptability of Historical Information - VolcanicWhite PaperML26015A527

Feedback provided

ML26071A307

 

 

 

Contacts

Contacts for the Energy Northwest Pre-Application Review
Safety Project Manager Lucieann Vechioli Feliciano
Environmental Project ManagerPatricia Vokoun
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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, September 23, 2026