{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167541","rtpr_id":"nNFC7hlz73-20261013","ticker":"NNE","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["NNE"],"title":"NANO Nuclear's KRONOS MMR(TM) Program Advancing Through U.S. NRC Review with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-10-13T12:29:16.026Z","article_body":"U. of I. and NANO Nuclear have continued technical engagement with the NRC\nthrough the ongoing audit process following formal acceptance of the KRONOS\nMMR™ Construction Permit Application for review\n\nContinued licensing progress supports NANO Nuclear's previously disclosed\nexpectation for the opportunity to begin initial construction activities in\nthe second half of 2027\n\nNew York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - October 13, 2026) - NANO Nuclear Energy\nInc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (\"NANO Nuclear\" or the \"Company\"), an advanced nuclear\nenergy and technology company developing microreactors, nuclear fuel cycle\ncapabilities and nuclear transportation solutions, today announced continued\nprogress in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (\"NRC\") review of the\nConstruction Permit Application (\"CPA\") for deployment of NANO Nuclear's\nKRONOS MMR™ Energy System at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\n(\"U. of I.\").\n\nFollowing the submission of the CPA by U. of I. on March 31, 2026, formal\nacceptance of the CPA for review by the NRC on May 18, 2026, and the\ninitiation of formal review activities on June 23, 2026, U. of I. and NANO\nNuclear have since been engaging with the NRC as part of its detailed audit\nand technical review process for several months.\n\nThroughout the ongoing audit, technical teams from U. of I. and NANO Nuclear\nhave maintained frequent engagement with NRC staff, responding to questions,\nproviding additional information and discussing technical areas identified by\nthe NRC as part of its review. NANO Nuclear believes this sustained\ninteraction represents an important component of advancing the CPA through the\nNRC's safety, environmental and technical review process.\n\nThe current audit activities are expected to continue over the near-term, with\nU. of I. and NANO Nuclear seeing opportunity for completion of this phase in\nthe coming months, subject to the NRC's review schedule, the scope and timing\nof any additional information requests and other regulatory considerations.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11703/318661_1fc59e1ed4f56a5e_003full.jpg)\n\nFigure 1- Rendering of NANO Nuclear Energy's KRONOS MMR(™) Energy System on\nthe U. of I. Campus.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11703/318661_1fc59e1ed4f56a5e_003full.jpg\n\nThe NRC's current public project schedule targets completion of a draft\nEnvironmental Assessment and draft Safety Evaluation in February 2027 with a\nfinal Environmental Assessment in May 2027, followed by issuance of the final\nSafety Evaluation in September 2027. These milestones remain consistent with\nNANO Nuclear's previously disclosed expectation for initial construction\nactivities for the KRONOS MMR™ project at the U. of I. to commence during\nthe second half of 2027, subject to receipt of the required regulatory\napprovals and other customary project requirements.\n\n\"The continued progress of the KRONOS MMR™ through the NRC's review process\nreflects the years of technical, regulatory and engineering work that have\ngone into this program,\" said Jay Yu, Chairman and President of NANO Nuclear\nEnergy. \"Together with U. of I., we are steadily advancing one of the most\nimportant objectives for NANO Nuclear: moving our flagship reactor technology\nfrom engineering and development toward construction and real-world\ndemonstration. Each step forward in the licensing process brings us closer to\nthat goal and strengthens the foundation for our broader deployment strategy.\"\n\n\"The NRC's review of the KRONOS MMR™ Construction Permit Application is a\ndetailed and rigorous process, and the sustained engagement between the NRC,\nU. of I. and our technical teams is exactly what we expect at this stage of\nthe program,\" said James Walker, Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear\nEnergy. \"Our focus is on working methodically through the NRC's questions and\ntechnical areas of review and providing the information necessary to support\nits independent evaluation. We are encouraged by the progress to date and\nremain focused on maintaining the technical and regulatory discipline required\nto advance the KRONOS MMR™ project toward the opportunity to begin initial\nconstruction activities in the second half of 2027.\"\n\n\"A project of this nature requires extensive and sustained engagement with the\nNRC to demonstrate the safety basis of the technology and provide the rigorous\ntechnical information necessary for the regulator's independent review,\" said\nCaleb Brooks, Abel Bliss Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar\nof Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the U. of I.'s Grainger\nCollege of Engineering. \"The ongoing audit provides an important forum for our\nteams to work through detailed technical questions with NRC staff as the\nConstruction Permit Application progresses. We remain committed to this\nrigorous process and to advancing the KRONOS MMR™ project as a potentially\nunique platform for nuclear research, education, workforce development and\nat-scale demonstration.\"\n\nAbout NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.\n\nNANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is a North American advanced\ntechnology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially\nfocused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across five business\nlines: (i) cutting edge portable and other microreactor technologies, (ii)\nnuclear fuel supply chain, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation, (iv) nuclear\napplications for space and (v) nuclear industry consulting services.\n\nLed by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear's reactor products\nin development include the proprietary KRONOS MMR™ Energy System, a\nstationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that is in construction permit\npre-application engagement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in\ncollaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the ZEUS™\nsystem, a portable solid core battery reactor, and the space focused, portable\nLOKI MMR™ system, each representing advanced developments in clean energy\nsolutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear\nmicroreactors.\n\nAdvanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, bolstered\nby the May 2026 acquisition of Secured Transportation Services (STS), is led\nby former executives from the largest transportation company in the world and\nprovides nuclear engineering and materials transport services in the U.S. and\nglobally. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented\nhigh-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S.\nnational nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy.\n\nHALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the\nfuture development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium\n(HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear's own microreactors as well\nas the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.\n\nNANO Nuclear Space Inc. (NNS), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is exploring the\npotential commercial applications of NANO Nuclear's developing micronuclear\nreactor technology in space. NNS is focusing on applications such as the LOKI\nMMR™ system and other power systems for extraterrestrial projects and human\nsustaining environments, and potentially propulsion technology for long haul\nspace missions. NNS' initial focus will be on cis-lunar applications,\nreferring to uses in the space region extending from Earth to the area\nsurrounding the Moon's surface.\n\nFor more corporate information please visit: https://NanoNuclearEnergy.com/\n\nFor further NANO Nuclear information, please contact:\n\nEmail: IR@NANONuclearEnergy.com\nBusiness Tel: (212) 634-9206\n\nPLEASE FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES HERE:\n\nNANO Nuclear Energy LINKEDIN\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/zARB2HK2px)\nNANO Nuclear Energy YOUTUBE (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/4YPAXCa8Rz)\nNANO Nuclear Energy X PLATFORM\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/jNJ0qHaYno)\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release and statements of NANO Nuclear's management and\ncollaborators in connection with this news release contain or may contain\n\"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements\nmean statements related to future events, which may impact our expected future\nbusiness and financial performance, and often contain words such as \"expects\",\n\"anticipates\", \"intends\", \"explore,\" \"plans\", \"aim,\" \"goal,\" \"believes\",\n\"potential\", \"future,\" \"will\", \"should\", \"could\", \"would\" or \"may\" or\nderivations of these words and other words of similar meaning about the\nfuture, although forward-looking statements could be denoted by other terms as\nwell. In this press release, forward-looking statements include those relating\nto the timing for NRC review of the Construction Permit Application for the\nKRONOS MMR™ at U. of I. and the anticipated timing for commencement of\ninitial construction activities for the KRONOS MMR™ at U. of I. These and\nother forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as\nof the date of this news release and represent management's current views and\nassumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future\nperformance, events or results and involve significant known and unknown\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control. For\nNANO Nuclear, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual\nfuture results to differ materially from those expressed in our\nforward-looking statements include but are not limited to, risks associated\nwith the timing for and nature of the NRC's review of the KRONOS MMR™\nConstruction Permit Application, including risks beyond NANO Nuclear's control\nwhich may cause review or other delays which may cause the Company's timing\nestimates expressed herein to be inaccurate, as well as the following: (i)\nrisks related to our U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\"), NRC, Canadian Nuclear\nSafety Commission (\"CNSC\") or related state or other U.S. or non-U.S nuclear\nlicensing submissions, (ii) risks related the development of new or advanced\ntechnology and the acquisition of complementary technology or businesses,\nincluding difficulties with design and testing, cost overruns, regulatory\ndelays, integration issues and the development of competitive technology,\n(iii) risks related to our ability to obtain key vendor, technology and\ncustomer contracts and the significant funding necessary to execute on our\nbusiness plan, (iv) risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to\ntechnologically develop and commercially deploy a competitive advanced nuclear\nreactor or other technology in the timelines we anticipate, if ever, (v) risks\nrelated to the impact of U.S. and non-U.S. government regulation, policies and\nlicensing requirements, including by the U.S. Department of Energy, and the\nNRC, including those associated with the recently enacted ADVANCE Act and the\nMay 23, 2025 Executive Orders seeking to streamline nuclear regulation, and\n(vi) similar risks and uncertainties associated with the operating a\ndeveloping business a highly regulated, competitive and rapidly evolving\nindustry, including that our plans may change and we may use our cash on hand\nfaster or in different ways than anticipated as our business requires. Readers\nare cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,\nwhich apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not\nconstitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those\ndiscussed in any forward-looking statement, and NANO Nuclear therefore\nencourages investors to review other factors that may affect future results in\nits filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov and at\nhttps://ir.nanonuclearenergy.com/financial-information/sec-filings.\nAccordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a\npredictor of actual results. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking\nstatements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of\nthis news release, except as required by law.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318661","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC7hlz73-20261013","title":"NANO Nuclear's KRONOS MMR(TM) Program Advancing Through U.S. NRC Review with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"NNE","created":"2026-10-13T12:29:16.026Z","tickers":["NNE"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"U. of I. and NANO Nuclear have continued technical engagement with the NRC\nthrough the ongoing audit process following formal acceptance of the KRONOS\nMMR™ Construction Permit Application for review\n\nContinued licensing progress supports NANO Nuclear's previously disclosed\nexpectation for the opportunity to begin initial construction activities in\nthe second half of 2027\n\nNew York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - October 13, 2026) - NANO Nuclear Energy\nInc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (\"NANO Nuclear\" or the \"Company\"), an advanced nuclear\nenergy and technology company developing microreactors, nuclear fuel cycle\ncapabilities and nuclear transportation solutions, today announced continued\nprogress in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (\"NRC\") review of the\nConstruction Permit Application (\"CPA\") for deployment of NANO Nuclear's\nKRONOS MMR™ Energy System at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\n(\"U. of I.\").\n\nFollowing the submission of the CPA by U. of I. on March 31, 2026, formal\nacceptance of the CPA for review by the NRC on May 18, 2026, and the\ninitiation of formal review activities on June 23, 2026, U. of I. and NANO\nNuclear have since been engaging with the NRC as part of its detailed audit\nand technical review process for several months.\n\nThroughout the ongoing audit, technical teams from U. of I. and NANO Nuclear\nhave maintained frequent engagement with NRC staff, responding to questions,\nproviding additional information and discussing technical areas identified by\nthe NRC as part of its review. NANO Nuclear believes this sustained\ninteraction represents an important component of advancing the CPA through the\nNRC's safety, environmental and technical review process.\n\nThe current audit activities are expected to continue over the near-term, with\nU. of I. and NANO Nuclear seeing opportunity for completion of this phase in\nthe coming months, subject to the NRC's review schedule, the scope and timing\nof any additional information requests and other regulatory considerations.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11703/318661_1fc59e1ed4f56a5e_003full.jpg)\n\nFigure 1- Rendering of NANO Nuclear Energy's KRONOS MMR(™) Energy System on\nthe U. of I. Campus.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11703/318661_1fc59e1ed4f56a5e_003full.jpg\n\nThe NRC's current public project schedule targets completion of a draft\nEnvironmental Assessment and draft Safety Evaluation in February 2027 with a\nfinal Environmental Assessment in May 2027, followed by issuance of the final\nSafety Evaluation in September 2027. These milestones remain consistent with\nNANO Nuclear's previously disclosed expectation for initial construction\nactivities for the KRONOS MMR™ project at the U. of I. to commence during\nthe second half of 2027, subject to receipt of the required regulatory\napprovals and other customary project requirements.\n\n\"The continued progress of the KRONOS MMR™ through the NRC's review process\nreflects the years of technical, regulatory and engineering work that have\ngone into this program,\" said Jay Yu, Chairman and President of NANO Nuclear\nEnergy. \"Together with U. of I., we are steadily advancing one of the most\nimportant objectives for NANO Nuclear: moving our flagship reactor technology\nfrom engineering and development toward construction and real-world\ndemonstration. Each step forward in the licensing process brings us closer to\nthat goal and strengthens the foundation for our broader deployment strategy.\"\n\n\"The NRC's review of the KRONOS MMR™ Construction Permit Application is a\ndetailed and rigorous process, and the sustained engagement between the NRC,\nU. of I. and our technical teams is exactly what we expect at this stage of\nthe program,\" said James Walker, Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear\nEnergy. \"Our focus is on working methodically through the NRC's questions and\ntechnical areas of review and providing the information necessary to support\nits independent evaluation. We are encouraged by the progress to date and\nremain focused on maintaining the technical and regulatory discipline required\nto advance the KRONOS MMR™ project toward the opportunity to begin initial\nconstruction activities in the second half of 2027.\"\n\n\"A project of this nature requires extensive and sustained engagement with the\nNRC to demonstrate the safety basis of the technology and provide the rigorous\ntechnical information necessary for the regulator's independent review,\" said\nCaleb Brooks, Abel Bliss Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar\nof Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the U. of I.'s Grainger\nCollege of Engineering. \"The ongoing audit provides an important forum for our\nteams to work through detailed technical questions with NRC staff as the\nConstruction Permit Application progresses. We remain committed to this\nrigorous process and to advancing the KRONOS MMR™ project as a potentially\nunique platform for nuclear research, education, workforce development and\nat-scale demonstration.\"\n\nAbout NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.\n\nNANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is a North American advanced\ntechnology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially\nfocused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across five business\nlines: (i) cutting edge portable and other microreactor technologies, (ii)\nnuclear fuel supply chain, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation, (iv) nuclear\napplications for space and (v) nuclear industry consulting services.\n\nLed by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear's reactor products\nin development include the proprietary KRONOS MMR™ Energy System, a\nstationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that is in construction permit\npre-application engagement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in\ncollaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the ZEUS™\nsystem, a portable solid core battery reactor, and the space focused, portable\nLOKI MMR™ system, each representing advanced developments in clean energy\nsolutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear\nmicroreactors.\n\nAdvanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, bolstered\nby the May 2026 acquisition of Secured Transportation Services (STS), is led\nby former executives from the largest transportation company in the world and\nprovides nuclear engineering and materials transport services in the U.S. and\nglobally. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented\nhigh-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S.\nnational nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy.\n\nHALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the\nfuture development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium\n(HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear's own microreactors as well\nas the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.\n\nNANO Nuclear Space Inc. (NNS), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is exploring the\npotential commercial applications of NANO Nuclear's developing micronuclear\nreactor technology in space. NNS is focusing on applications such as the LOKI\nMMR™ system and other power systems for extraterrestrial projects and human\nsustaining environments, and potentially propulsion technology for long haul\nspace missions. NNS' initial focus will be on cis-lunar applications,\nreferring to uses in the space region extending from Earth to the area\nsurrounding the Moon's surface.\n\nFor more corporate information please visit: https://NanoNuclearEnergy.com/\n\nFor further NANO Nuclear information, please contact:\n\nEmail: IR@NANONuclearEnergy.com\nBusiness Tel: (212) 634-9206\n\nPLEASE FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES HERE:\n\nNANO Nuclear Energy LINKEDIN\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/zARB2HK2px)\nNANO Nuclear Energy YOUTUBE (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/4YPAXCa8Rz)\nNANO Nuclear Energy X PLATFORM\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/jNJ0qHaYno)\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release and statements of NANO Nuclear's management and\ncollaborators in connection with this news release contain or may contain\n\"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements\nmean statements related to future events, which may impact our expected future\nbusiness and financial performance, and often contain words such as \"expects\",\n\"anticipates\", \"intends\", \"explore,\" \"plans\", \"aim,\" \"goal,\" \"believes\",\n\"potential\", \"future,\" \"will\", \"should\", \"could\", \"would\" or \"may\" or\nderivations of these words and other words of similar meaning about the\nfuture, although forward-looking statements could be denoted by other terms as\nwell. In this press release, forward-looking statements include those relating\nto the timing for NRC review of the Construction Permit Application for the\nKRONOS MMR™ at U. of I. and the anticipated timing for commencement of\ninitial construction activities for the KRONOS MMR™ at U. of I. These and\nother forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as\nof the date of this news release and represent management's current views and\nassumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future\nperformance, events or results and involve significant known and unknown\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control. For\nNANO Nuclear, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual\nfuture results to differ materially from those expressed in our\nforward-looking statements include but are not limited to, risks associated\nwith the timing for and nature of the NRC's review of the KRONOS MMR™\nConstruction Permit Application, including risks beyond NANO Nuclear's control\nwhich may cause review or other delays which may cause the Company's timing\nestimates expressed herein to be inaccurate, as well as the following: (i)\nrisks related to our U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\"), NRC, Canadian Nuclear\nSafety Commission (\"CNSC\") or related state or other U.S. or non-U.S nuclear\nlicensing submissions, (ii) risks related the development of new or advanced\ntechnology and the acquisition of complementary technology or businesses,\nincluding difficulties with design and testing, cost overruns, regulatory\ndelays, integration issues and the development of competitive technology,\n(iii) risks related to our ability to obtain key vendor, technology and\ncustomer contracts and the significant funding necessary to execute on our\nbusiness plan, (iv) risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to\ntechnologically develop and commercially deploy a competitive advanced nuclear\nreactor or other technology in the timelines we anticipate, if ever, (v) risks\nrelated to the impact of U.S. and non-U.S. government regulation, policies and\nlicensing requirements, including by the U.S. Department of Energy, and the\nNRC, including those associated with the recently enacted ADVANCE Act and the\nMay 23, 2025 Executive Orders seeking to streamline nuclear regulation, and\n(vi) similar risks and uncertainties associated with the operating a\ndeveloping business a highly regulated, competitive and rapidly evolving\nindustry, including that our plans may change and we may use our cash on hand\nfaster or in different ways than anticipated as our business requires. Readers\nare cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,\nwhich apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not\nconstitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those\ndiscussed in any forward-looking statement, and NANO Nuclear therefore\nencourages investors to review other factors that may affect future results in\nits filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov and at\nhttps://ir.nanonuclearenergy.com/financial-information/sec-filings.\nAccordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a\npredictor of actual results. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking\nstatements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of\nthis news release, except as required by law.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318661"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-13T12:29:16.080956896Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791894556080},"received_at":"2026-10-13T12:29:16.134Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318661"},"analysis":{"id":"155835","press_release_id":"167541","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Electrical Equipment & Heavy Machinery","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["NRC review timing and outcome remain outside the company's control; delays could push the 2027 construction start"],"eventType":"regulatory","narrative":"NANO Nuclear reported continued technical engagement with the NRC as part of the ongoing audit of the KRONOS MMR Construction Permit Application submitted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\n\nThe NRC's public schedule targets a draft Environmental Assessment and draft Safety Evaluation in February 2027, a final Environmental Assessment in May 2027, and a final Safety Evaluation in September 2027.\n\nThese milestones remain consistent with the company's expectation of beginning initial construction activities in the second half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Steady NRC licensing progress for KRONOS MMR keeps the 2H 2027 construction timeline intact -- watch for draft Safety Evaluation in February 2027."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"cpa_submission_date":"March 31, 2026","nrc_acceptance_date":"May 18, 2026","initial_construction_target":"second half of 2027","draft_safety_evaluation_target":"February 2027","final_safety_evaluation_target":"September 2027","final_environmental_assessment_target":"May 2027"}},"quotedText":"Each step forward in the licensing process brings us closer to that goal and strengthens the foundation for our broader deployment strategy.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jay Yu","role":"Chairman and President of NANO Nuclear Energy"},{"name":"James Walker","role":"CEO of NANO Nuclear Energy"},{"name":"Caleb Brooks","role":"Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign"}],"products":["KRONOS MMR Energy System","ZEUS","LOKI MMR"],"companies":[{"name":"NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.","ticker":"NNE","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission","relationship":"regulator"},{"name":"Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc.","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"HALEU Energy Fuel Inc.","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"NANO Nuclear Space Inc.","relationship":"subsidiary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Progress update on the NRC audit of the KRONOS MMR construction permit application; no new approval or decision, timelines unchanged from prior disclosures. 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