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NRC Moves to Issue Final Design Certification for NuScale Nuclear Module

July 29, 2022 admin Business, full coverage, news, NRC, Nuclear, NuScale, smr, Technology, voygr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:09:20 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has indicated it will certify NuScale’s 50-MWe (160 MWth) small modular reactor (SMR) design, marking another definitive milestone for the reactor vendor and its technology prospects. The NRC on July 29 said it directed staff to issue a final rule that certifies the standard SMR design, for which NuScale submitted […]

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Xcel Energy Considering Nuclear Operator Role at Idaho NuScale SMR Plant

March 2, 2022 admin Business, carbon-free power project, engineering, Fluor, inl, news, Nuclear, NuScale, O&M, uamps, voygr, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:37:54 +0000

Xcel Energy is exploring a role as operator of the 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP), potentially becoming a key member of the first-of-its-kind small modular reactor (SMR) power plant that is under development at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in Idaho Falls. The development is another sizable step for the six-module NuScale Power VOYGR project. […]

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Poland Secures NuScale SMR as Urgency for Nuclear Energy Ramps Up Across Central, Eastern Europe

February 16, 2022 admin AP1000, Bulgaria, Business, bwrx-300, central and eastern europe, climate change, Czech Republic, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge hitachi, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Poland, Renewables, Romania, Russia, supply chains, Technology, Ukraine, voygr, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:16:04 +0000

NuScale Power has signed a definitive commercial agreement with mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. to deploy a VOYGR power plant of up to 924 MWe as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. Under an “early works agreement” signed in a ceremony on Feb. 14 in the […]

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Nuclear Field Activities Completed for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

February 4, 2022 admin Business, carbon-free power project, cfpp, engineering, Fluor, idaho, inl, news, Nuclear, NuScale, smr, Technology, uamps, voygr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:33:18 +0000

The 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project—the first six-module NuScale Power VOYGR-6 power plant—has completed field investigation activities at its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The achievement announced on Feb. 3 marks a major milestone for CFPP LLC, the entity Utah state energy services interlocal agency Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) established […]

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