# Federal Register #2026-20678

NRC Notice of Phased Construction Permit Application for a BWRX-300 Nuclear Unit in Victoria, Texas

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20678

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission received a phased construction permit application for a proposed BWRX-300 nuclear unit in Victoria, Texas.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Advanced Reactors.
- **Applicant:** Blue Energy Global, Inc.; it is identified as the applicant, not as a procurement vendor.
- **Proposed facility:** Blue Energy Center–Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1, a single-unit BWRX-300 plant at the Blue Energy Center in Victoria, Texas.
- **Application scope:** Requests a limited work authorization for certain early construction activities and includes two exemption requests, an environmental report, and applicable portions of a preliminary safety analysis report.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No equipment OEM or procurement vendor is identified. The notice names Blue Energy Global, Inc. as the applicant.
- **Procurement status:** This is a regulatory licensing notice, not a solicitation for products or services or a contract award. No product or service line items, quantities, or part numbers are specified.

### Description

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission received the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization request, from Blue Energy Global, Inc. The application concerns a single-unit BWRX-300 plant at the Blue Energy Center in Victoria, Texas, named Blue Energy Center-Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1. It includes two related exemption requests, an environmental report, and applicable portions of the preliminary safety analysis report. Blue Energy intends to submit a full construction permit application no later than 18 months after the Part 1 submission.

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