He will expand small, modular nuclear reactors in Tennessee to increase power generation.

John W. Rose · Tennessee · Republican

policy impact 0.76 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 92%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Small, modular nuclear reactors will allow Tennessee to lead the nation in electric power production.

Supports expanding nuclear generation capacity in the state.

Issues - John Rose for Tennessee
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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DOE announced $94 million in cost-shared funding for eight companies to speed SMR deployment. The same release says DOE had already announced $800 million in Tier 1 awards in December 2025 to TVA and Holtec to advance initial projects in Tennessee and Michigan, supporting site preparation and follow-on projects.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official federal action shows Tennessee SMR expansion is advancing through TVA-related DOE support, but it is a programmatic step rather than completed delivery.

partial same_term

Energy Department Awards $94 Million to American Companies to Help Expedite the Deployments of Small Modular Reactors in the United States | Department of Energy
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 87%

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The NRC project page says TVA's construction-permit application for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River site remains in review, with the project active from April 2025 to present. It lists the specific BWRX-300 application as ongoing and includes 2026 environmental-review milestones.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The key Tennessee SMR project is still in the licensing pipeline, so the claim is not fully delivered and remains unresolved on completion of generation expansion.

unresolved same_term

Clinch River Nuclear Site Application | Nuclear Regulatory Commission
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 82%

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Mandatory Hearing (Transcript: ML26238A328, Meeting Summary: ML26247A158 ) | August 13, 2026 Post-Hearing Comments (ML26245A402) | August 28, 2026 Construction Permit Decision | Fall 2026 - T

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): NRC's current project page shows late-August post-hearing activity, but the construction permit decision remains a future target, so the Tennessee SMR is not yet delivering power.

unresolved same_term

Clinch River Nuclear Site Application | Nuclear Regulatory Commission
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The Board approved the recommendations in the Integrated Resource Plan, approved the FY 2027 budget

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, TVA approved its 2026 resource plan and FY2027 budget for new capacity. This supports continued progress on generation planning, not completed SMR power generation.

partial same_term

TVA Board Protects Consumers, Strengthens Reliability Amid Rising Power Demand
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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TVA and the consortium were selected by the DOE to enter negotiations for an approximate $400 million grant to accelerate the deployment of SMRs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): TVA's SEC filing confirms DOE-backed negotiations for a major Clinch River SMR deployment grant, indicating material progress short of operating generation.

partial same_term

tve-20260630
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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The application is for a single-unit BWRX–300 SMR designated as Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official hearing notice confirms the Tennessee project is a specific BWRX-300 SMR construction-permit application, a concrete step toward expansion but not completion.

partial same_term

2026-13662.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Rose | Republican | TN | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Rose voted for the Atomic Energy Advancement Act in the House, documenting legislative effort on advanced nuclear policy, though it does not itself prove Tennessee SMR deployment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

Federal action during Rose's current term has materially advanced small modular reactor deployment tied to Tennessee, including DOE cost-shared funding and prior Tier 1 awards involving TVA for Tennessee-related SMR work. However, the central Tennessee project remains in NRC review and has not yet expanded power generation through an operating SMR. Because the promise was to expand SMRs in Tennessee to increase generation, the available evidence supports meaningful progress but not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%