United States, Sept. 16 -- Blue Energy has submitted the first part of its construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor planned for its gas-plus-nuclear project at the Port of Victoria, Texas.The submission represents another important step toward deployment of a fleet of BWRX-300 reactors in the United States. It follows the Tennessee Valley Authority's construction permit application for a BWRX-300 at the Clinch River site in Tennessee, where the NRC review is approaching a decision. Blue Energy's proposed project in Victoria, Texas, is expected to combine GE Vernova 7HA.02 gas turbines with BWRX-300 small modular reactors as part of the company's gas-plus-nuc...