The NRC has received the construction permit application for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 ADAMS number: ML24088A060. The NRC Acceptance Review Start date was 4/10/2024 Kemmerer Power Station, Unit 1 | NRC.gov.
This question is asking if the NRC will approve a construction permit application for the Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1. There will likely be requests from the NRC for additional information and the application may be amended, which will not matter to this question. I will resolve this to yes if TerraPower has an approved construction permit by September 10, 2026, based on 30 months from the NRC beginning the review process. It will resolve to NO if on September 10, 2026 there is NOT an approved construction permit for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1.
I will base this on documents in the NRC ADAMS database for the TerraPower Natrium project Advanced Search (nrc.gov).
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3.00The NRC has accepted the construction permit application, they have cleared the first hurdle. The review took around half the time of the NRCs internal target of 60 days, so that was also positive.
It isn't clear sailing yet, near the end of the acceptance letter the NRC says:
"Several topics continue to require additional clarity or information and will likely require an increased focus by USO and the NRC staff to ensure a timely completion of the review. The NRC staff will also take these issues into consideration when developing the review schedule."
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML24135A109