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Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

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Who:   Energy Northwest
 
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 Nortwest 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.

Topical Reports

Submittal Date Title Reference Status
12/17/2024 Energy Northwest New Nuclear Quality Assurance Program Description for New Nuclear Program (QAPD) Rev 0 – ML24352A486 Under Review


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Contacts

Contacts for the Energy Northwest Pre-Application Review
Safety Project Manager Denise McGovern
Environmental Project Manager Madelyn Nagel
Contact a Public Affairs Officer


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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, April 18, 2025

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, April 18, 2025