For example, regulations assume safetyrelated electrical power is necessary. This marks the transition to the manufacturing phase and represents major progress in bringing the technology to market, nuscale said yesterday. Nuscale power has selected bwx technologies inc bwxt as the first manufacturer of its small modular reactor smr. And a group of western states has entered a tentative deal with nuscale power in oregon for a dozen of its. But the sprint in the united states is being led by the small modular nuclear reactor company, nuscale, out of oregon. Licensing small modular reactors that are not only different in power. Areva and nuscale power, llc have worked together to develop the fuel needed to power the nuscale small modular reactor smr. The application of fsa to the nuscale design consisted of four activities.
Nuclear reactors in service today add stability to the grid, but this new model will go a step beyond that. Nuscales nuclear reactor looks suspiciously like an old. Watch our latest video on how nuscale power is leading the way toward a brighter energy future. In designing the nuscale power module and power plant, nuscale has achieved a paradigm shift in the level of safety of a nuclear power plant facility. By combining nuscale powers smarter, cleaner, safer, and economical smr technology with fluors worldclass epfc expertise and financial strength, customers across the globe have a low risk, competitive option for their newbuild nuclear facilities. Integration of nuscale smr with desalination technologies.
Nuscale power small modular reactors the future of nuclear. When it came time to design our small modular reactor, we approached it with an eye toward making it smarter, simpler, and more efficient. Its small decay heat, inherent stability, and reactor physics eliminates fuel damage in all design basis events including those with failure of all control rods to insert. A look at the nuscale small modular nuclear reactor. The design is based on multiapplication small light water reactor developed at oregon state university in the early 2000s. Last year, nuscale unveiled a collection of resiliency studies suggesting that nuscale s smr design is more resilient than any currently operating reactor. But nuscale powers design has an additional characteristic that deserves attention, and will allow it to fill new roles. Nuscale s smr design focuses on several key distinctions from past reactor design. Nuscales small modular nuclear reactor keeps moving forward.
Application documents for the nuscale design the u. Each module can generate up to 60 mwe, and the scalable design can be used in power plants of up to 12 individual modules. Nuscale reactor qualification test plan outlines design certification and first of a kind. Nuclear regulatory commission nrc has a policy of encouraging early discussions prior to submission of a license application with potential applicants such as utilities and reactor designers to offer licensing guidance and to identify and resolve potential licensing issues early in the licensing process. Nufollow there are three means to change power output from a nuscale facility. Experimental models for human microbiome research article pdf available in microbiome 114 may 20 with 409 reads how we measure reads. Nuclear regulatory commission nrc considers public involvement in, and information about, our activities to be a cornerstone of strong, fair regulation of the nuclear industry. A scalable plant is capable of supporting 12 modules within a single reactor building for an overall capacity of 540 mwe.
Nuscale includes unique capabilities for following electric load requirements as they vary with customer demand and rapid output variations from renewables. Nuscale power history onethird scale test facility nuscale control room simulator nuscale engineering offices corvallis nuscale first of current us smrs to begin design of commercial npp. The compact design of the npm allows it to be built and assembled in a u. And it turns out nuscale s modular design is good for that.
The nrcs regulations were developed to address a particular type of reactor technology. The stable salt reactor ssr is a nuclear reactor design proposed by moltex energy. Fluor is a leader in the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction epfc industry. Advances in small modular reactor technology developments. Handbook of small modular nuclear reactors 1st edition elsevier. It is a revolutionary solution to one of the biggest technical challenges for. Smrs to begin design of commercial npp nuscale technology in development and design since 2000 doe maslwr program electricallyheated scale integral test. Big nuclear reactors run all the time, but nuscale s collection of smaller reactors can be ramped up and down relatively quickly. The nuscale modular reactors would be manufactured at a fabrication plant and delivered to a site for installation. Nations first small modular reactor plant to power. Nuscale s design will be the safest design ever approved by the nrc.
Small modular nuclear reactors will soon face a moment of. Nuscale is an integral pressurizedwater reactor, designed by nuscale power, llc. Nuscale remains on track to submit a high quality design certification application to the nuclear regulatory commission by the end of 2016. Nuscale safety evaluations the nrcs safety evaluations with open items. The micro reactor would be targeted at small power grids, remote and offgrid communities, offgrid industrial facilities including mining sites, and military installations.
Neutron spectrum reactors, chapter11 of the book molten salt reactor. Small nuclear power reactors world nuclear association. Nuscale small modular reactor smr nuclear technology. Eu dismisses hinkley point legal challenge new civil. Gives an overview of small modular reactor technology. Each reactor module has its own turbine generator set that is capable of producing 45mwe. Nuscale signs mou to bring smr nuclear reactor technology. Robust htp technology the htp spacer grid technology is an ideal.
It is a revolutionary solution to one of the biggest technical challenges for the current fleet of nuclear energy facilities. Throughout the smr design process, nuscale made every effort to employ existing technologies to minimize, and in many cases eliminate, the need for additional research and development. Nuscale is a natural circulation light water reactor with the reactor core and helical coil steam generators located in a common reactor. Idaho falls power is hoping to take advantage of the new reactors. Purchase handbook of small modular nuclear reactors 1st edition. The micro nuscale power module design is more developed, than the heat pipe reactor and builds on the smr technology being deployed at the uamps project, mundy said. The findings indicated the design s resilience to a variety of events and its ability to provide first responder power. For safety in reactors, company thinks small the new. In january 2019, nuscale power announced that it had signed an mou with the jordan atomic energy commission jaec to evaluate nuscale s smr nuclear power plant for use in. Nuscale is currently planning the first power plant in idaho. It is headquartered in tigard, oregon, united states.
Note that many of the designs described here are not yet actually taking shape. Nuscale plants are factorybuilt and installed in both a fraction of the time and with a smaller footprint than largegigawatt nuclear power plants. The modular nature of the design, including reactor core and nonnuclear buildings, allows rapid deployment on a large scale. Nuscale s present attempts to license their small modular reactor design in the u. Nuscale power history onethird scale test facility nuscale control room simulator nuscale engineering offices corvallis, oregon nuscale first of current u. The approximate dimensions are 45 feet in length and 9 feet in diameter. Nuscale power is developing a new kind of nuclear reactor they believe will be safer, smaller and cheaper than current reactors. Offtheshelf components have been utilized to allow full reliance on existing operating experience to minimize fuel performance uncertainties. Analysis on inadvertent operation of decay heat removal system in. Nuscale s nuclear reactor looks suspiciously like an old design, that melted down why does nuscale smr look like a 1964 drawing of swiss lucens nuclear reactor which suffered a major meltdown in 1969. Nuscale power small modular reactors the future of nuclear energy.
Nuscale announced that the nrc agreed that nuscale s smr design. Introduction in 2003, oregon state university, in collaboration with the idaho national engineering laboratory, and nexantbechtel, completed a project to develop a preliminary design for an innovative reactor called the multiapplication small light water reactor, or maslwr. Nuscale power is on track to build the first small modular nuclear reactor in america, submitting the first design certification application for any. Nuscale readiness for design certification submission. Nuscale develops new micro reactor designs in fresh smr. Nuscales small modular nuclear reactor passes biggest. Nuscale design is a modular reactor for electricity production and. Nuscale power is on track to build the first small modular nuclear reactor in america, having been notified that their firstever smr design certification application was. The 1986 chernobyl accident was caused by faulty reactor design and operation. Nuscale s smr design features a fully fabricated power module based on pressurised light water reactor technology. Safer nuclear reactors are on the way scientific american. Fluors nuscale power small modular nuclear reactor design. The nuscale smr utilizes a hybrid reactor vessel design with the nuclear core, steam generator, and pressurizer integral within a single vessel. The company has applied for certification by the u.
Nuscale power is an american private company that designs and markets small modular reactors smrs. Trial application of the facility safeguardability assessment. Nuscale s smr technology presents clients with a safer, modular, scalable and economical solution to off the grid nuclear power applications. It covers land based and marine based watercooled reactors, high temperature gas cooled reactors, liquid metal, sodium and gascooled fast neutron spectrum reactors and molten salt reactors. The nuscale reactor has 120 of the nuclear fuel of a large scale reactor. The nuscale power module design eliminates many costly, complex systems. The fuel design will incorporate standard 17x17 fuel assemblies with an active core of approximately 6 feet. In the nuscale design, safety is assured without the need for these safetyrelated power supplies. In a departure from conventional construction methods nuscale s smr is to be. Nuclear regulatory commission nrc and expects to approval by 2021. Nuscale power is creating a new kind of nuclear power plant, one that is smarter.