Small Modular Reactor Tracker

NRC licensing status for all active SMR programs — updated from ADAMS filings

Developer Reactor Technology Location NRC Status Latest Milestone
Oklo Aurora (1.5 MWe) Fast / Metal fuel Idaho Falls, ID License App Under Review Combined License Application resubmitted 2023
Kairos Power KP-FHR (140 MWe) Fluoride salt-cooled Oak Ridge, TN Pre-App Engagement Hermes demo permit issued 2023 (ORNL site)
TerraPower Natrium (345 MWe) Sodium fast / molten salt Kemmerer, WY License App Filed Kemmerer WY construction permit application 2024
X-Energy Xe-100 (80 MWe) High-temp gas / TRISO Seadrift, TX Standard Design Approval SDA application Phase 1 complete 2024
NuScale VOYGR (77 MWe/module) Pressurized water Portland, OR Design Certified First design certified SMR (2022) — UAMPS project cancelled
Westinghouse eVinci (5 MWe) Heat pipe / microreactor Cranberry Twp, PA Pre-App Engagement NRC engagement for DOE/DoD applications ongoing
Recent SMR ADAMS filings
DOE News May 14, 2026
Energy Department Awards $94 Million to American Companies to Help Expedite the Deployments of Small Modular Reactors in the United States
DOE News Apr 08, 2026
World’s First Microreactor Test Bed Now Open for Business