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The project targets a total output of <strong>3 GW of electrical capacity<\/strong>, to be generated using the <strong>BWRX-300<\/strong> reactor design.<\/p>\n<p>The nuclear initiative is the third pillar of a $73 billion energy package unveiled during the same summit. The other two components involve gas-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Texas, backed by $33 billion in Japanese investment. All three projects fall under the second tranche of the broader US-Japan trade and strategic agreement worth $550 billion, signed in late 2025, which reduced tariffs on Japanese imports to 15% in exchange for large-scale investments in American industry.<\/p>\n<p>In Tennessee, the primary candidate site is Clinch River in Oak Ridge, where the Tennessee Valley Authority has already filed a construction permit application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In Alabama, the agreement points to a roughly 1,600-acre site near Hollywood, located about 45 miles east of Huntsville \u2014 a location the TVA has long had on its radar for nuclear development. The stated goal is to supply carbon-free electricity to the state&#8217;s automotive and aerospace manufacturing sectors, replacing retiring coal-fired generation.<\/p>\n<p>The chosen reactor, the <strong>BWRX-300<\/strong>, is a 300 MWe natural-circulation boiling water reactor derived from the ESBWR design developed by GE-Hitachi in the early 2000s. The GE Vernova Hitachi joint venture has been operational since 2007 and is currently engaged in the BWRX-300&#8217;s first commercial construction project: Ontario Power Generation&#8217;s Darlington site in Canada, where work began in May 2025 with a target commercial operation date of 2030. The new US-Japan agreement further expands the reactor&#8217;s order book and strengthens the case for industrial standardization across North America.<\/p>\n<p>Energy demand is the key driver behind the initiative. Data centers powering artificial intelligence applications and heavy industry require a stable, dispatchable baseload source that gas alone cannot reliably provide over the long term. The US Department of Commerce described the project as a means to &#8220;stabilize energy prices for American consumers&#8221; and cement joint US-Japan technological leadership on the global stage. If the Darlington project stays on schedule, the American sites will have a proven operational reference to build on, significantly reducing the uncertainty that typically surrounds first-of-a-kind deployments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States and Japan have announced a $40 billion investment to build BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Tennessee and Alabama, as part of a broader $550 billion bilateral trade deal. 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