Programmes and agreements / prg-us-nypa-upstate-advanced-nuclear
New York Power Authority programme for at least 1 GW of new nuclear in upstate New York (large reactors and/or SMRs)
Following Governor Hochul's June 2025 directive, the New York Power Authority is developing at least 1 GW of new nuclear capacity in upstate New York, its May 2026 request for qualifications admits large reactors such as the AP1000 and/or SMRs such as the BWRX-300. Eight upstate communities and 23 developers responded to earlier requests for information. No technology, developer or host community has been selected.
- Type
- Government programme
- Countries concerned
- United States
- Region named by the sources
- New York
- Participants and roles
- Government: New York Power Authority (NYPA)
- Government: Governor of New York
- Designs named
- —
- Scale as stated
- at least 1 GW of new capacity in upstate New York
- Announced or first reported
- Jun 2025
- Status
- Active
Request for qualifications (29 May 2026) to prequalify developers of large reactors and/or SMRs, no technology, developer or host community selected in the sources read, first-of-a-kind reactors and… - Confidence
- low
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- No related deployment project is recorded here.
Sources
- New York opens RFQ, RFA windows for nuclear development and workforce (reputable_press, published 4 Jun 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
- NYPA Receives Robust Response to Solicitations Seeking Information from Potential Host Communities, Development Partners for Advanced Nuclear Project (directory_or_aggregator, published 7 Jan 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)