WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 22 by Michelle Hayes, Chief, Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Branch, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from SMR, LLC (SMR), a Holtec International Company, for a dual-unit SMR-300 plant located at the Palisades Energy Center (PEC) in Covert, Michigan. The units are individually ...