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Port of Victoria
📍 Victoria, TXDeveloper: Blue EnergyVendor / Tech: Blue Energy
Capacity
1,500 MW
Expected Operation
2028
Reactor Type
BWRX-300 / GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Regulatory Status
Part 1 of a phased NRC construction permit application, including a limited work authorization request, received by NRC (notice of receipt 2026-10-08); Part 2 expected 2027 after one year of site data collection
Details
Primary Use
Power generation / industrial
Construction Start
2028
Research detail · verified 2026-10-10
Stage
Application under NRC review
Commercial power
Yes
NRC docket
Project No. 99902137 (NRC-2026-4654)
Stated target operation
Nuclear power from 2032; gas turbines 2030 (stated by Blue Energy/GE Vernova, 2026-05)
Stated operations jobs
Approximately 100 permanent jobs in first phase (Port of Victoria/Blue Energy, 2025-10-14)
Key dates
2025-12 NRC approved Blue Energy licensing topical report; 2026-04 project acceleration agreement with GE Vernova Hitachi; 2026-09-15 Part 1 CP application + LWA request filed (per NRC); 2026-10-08 NRC Federal Register notice of receipt; 2027 final investment decision expected and Part 2 of application expected (2H 2027) (per Blue Energy)
Not verified / conflicts
Filing date conflict: NRC Federal Register notice says filed 2026-09-15; Blue Energy, GE Vernova and ANS say 2026-09-16. Unit count conflict: NRC notice describes a single-unit BWRX-300 plant; ANS (2026-10-09) says five BWRX-300s (~1.5 GW) targeted online in 2032 - not confirmed by a Blue Energy primary source, so not recorded as a stated target. Blue Energy CEO says the company aims for 'power in 48 months or less' (company goal, not a project-specific date). Nuclear output will serve nearby data centers per ANS. No job numbers found.
Sources
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20678/blue-energy-global-inc-blue-energy-center-port-of-victoria-nuclear-unit-1-phased-construction-permit
- https://www.blueenergy.co/news/blue-energy-submits-construction-permit-application-to-nuclear-regulatory-commission
- https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/blue-energy-texas-gas-plus-nuclear-project-nrc-review
- https://www.ans.org/news/article-8479/fermi-america-blue-energy-make-strides-in-texas/
- https://interestingengineering.com/energy/2-5-gw-texas-gas-nuclear-plant-advances-as-blue-energy-submits-filing-for-300-mw-smr
- https://www.portofvictoria.com/news-and-media/p/item/65061/victoria-navigation-district-partners-with-blue-energy-to-advance-small-modular-nuclear-power-project
- https://www.ans.org/news/2026-05-05/article-8005/blue-energy-ge-vernova-plan-gasplusnuclear-power-plant-in-texas/
About
1.5 GW
Key Organizations
Developer
Blue Energy
State Policy Context
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