Virginia’s second-largest electric utility said it plans to bring the project, which would be designed to be smaller than a traditional nuclear reactor, to a company-owned property outside Lynchburg.
Small Modular Nuclear Reactor
Governor Youngkin is proposing a small modular nuclear reactor in Southwest Virginia
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Dominion says it will explore putting a small modular nuclear reactor in Louisa County
The electric utility said it isn’t committing to building a small nuclear reactor at its North Anna power plant but is looking into whether the location and technology will help it meet future energy needs.
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The state’s first small modular nuclear reactor likely won’t be built in Southwest Virginia after all, Youngkin says
In October 2022, Youngkin pledged to deploy the state’s first commercial SMR in Southwest Virginia. This week, he said other sites are better suited.
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Southwest Virginia is well-positioned to reap benefits of nuclear industry, study reports
The study is the second related to small modular nuclear reactors and how the region could play a role in their development.
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Bills to let utilities seek approval to charge customers for nuclear development costs clear General Assembly
Appalachian Power and Dominion have expressed an interest in building SMRs, and Dominion has included them in its long-range plans. But there have been no approvals or final decisions made.
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Bills that would open the door for utilities to charge customers for nuclear development costs advance in General Assembly
Both Appalachian Power and Dominion have expressed an interest in building SMRs, or small modular nuclear reactors.
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Termination of NuScale’s first small modular nuclear reactor plant won’t affect Virginia’s SMR plans, several experts say
The project, which had been in the works for a decade, was canceled due to escalating costs and not because of problems with the design or technology.
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Advocates worry residents are being left out of conversations about where to build Virginia’s first small nuclear reactor
A study identified seven possible Southwest Virginia sites for an SMR. A local planning official says public participation will come late this winter or early spring, once a supply chain study is completed.
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7 sites were studied as potential locations for a small modular reactor in Southwest Virginia. Here’s a closer look.
A year ago, the governor said he wants the region to host an SMR. A study identified sites across four counties; many are on former coal mine lands, and several are close to population centers.
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Virginia’s not the only place exploring small modular nuclear reactors
So are Purdue University, a North Carolina steel company, a Texas chemical plant, an Indonesian ammonia factory and lots of others. Here’s an overview of the growing interest in this technology.
