Latest milestone
NRC accepted and docketed Duke Energy's early site permit application for detailed review.
2026-02 · NRC Belews Creek application record
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Belews Creek early site permit
A coal-site transition candidate under NRC review for future advanced nuclear development.
Lead company · Duke Energy →
Program · NRC early site permit
Early site permit reviewHigh confidence
Deployment stage3 / 8Development
Deployment trajectory
1Interest
2Preliminary
3Development
4Contractual
5Ready
6Physical
7Operational
8Replication
Next milestone
Complete NRC safety and environmental reviews and obtain the early site permit.
- Responsible
- Duke Energy and NRC
- Key blocker
- Site-permit decision, reactor selection, commercial commitment, and later construction licensing
GenerationExperimental / unclassified
ScaleSMR
Reactor familyDesign TBD
RoleSite envelope
CapacityNot selected
Reporting basisVerified