Xe-100 safety review done as NRC clears Dow's four-reactor Texas SMR

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission completed its safety review of Dow's proposed Xe-100 plant at Long Mott, Texas on Oct 30, releasing the Final Safety Evaluation Report for the construction permit application. It is the first time an applicant has carried a high-temperature gas reactor through the NRC's newer, technology-inclusive licensing framework, and it hands X-energy, the reactor developer that listed as XE in April, its final safety gate before a construction permit decision.

Key Takeaways The NRC finished its Final Safety Evaluation Report for X-energy's four Xe-100 reactors at Long Mott, Texas on Oct 30. At 800 MWt, or roughly 320 MWe, the plant would be the first grid-scale advanced…