Programmes and agreements / prg-us-constellation-clinton-smr-evaluation
Constellation evaluation of an advanced reactor or SMR at the Clinton Clean Energy Center (Illinois)
Announcing its 20-year power deal with Meta for the Clinton plant in June 2025, Constellation said it is evaluating whether to extend Clinton's existing early site permit or seek a new construction permit to pursue an advanced nuclear reactor or SMR at the site. No filing, technology choice or order is recorded.
- Type
- Feasibility or siting study
- Countries concerned
- United States
- Region named by the sources
- Illinois
- Participants and roles
- Utility: Constellation Energy Corporation
- Designs named
- —
- Scale as stated
- Not stated by the sources
- Announced or first reported
- 3 Jun 2025
- Status
- Status not established
Evaluation of extending the existing early site permit or seeking a construction permit, no filing or technology named. - Confidence
- medium
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- No related deployment project is recorded here.
Sources
- Constellation, Meta Sign 20-Year Deal for Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy in Illinois (company_primary, published 3 Jun 2025, accessed 2026-10-14)