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BREAKING: Energy Department Selects TVA and Holtec to Advance Deployment of U.S. Small Modular Reactors

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December 2, 2025

Energy Department Selects TVA and Holtec to Advance Deployment of U.S. Small Modular Reactors

Concept art for TVA's planned BWRX-300 and Holtec's SMR-300 reactors.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States.

The project teams will receive up to $800 million in federal cost-shared funding to advance initial projects in Tennessee and Michigan and help expand the Nation’s capacity while facilitating additional follow-on projects and associated supply chains.

The selections announced today will help deliver new nuclear generation in the early 2030s, strengthen domestic supply chains, and advance President Trump’s Executive Orders to usher in a nuclear renaissance and expand America’s Energy Dominance agenda.

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