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I had to look this up. The CNSC is the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Their Pre-Licensing Review is an optional process intended to streamline the eventu
by baking 7y ago
I had to look this up. The CNSC is the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Their Pre-Licensing Review is an optional process intended to streamline the eventual license application. (https://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/reactors/power-plants/pre-licensing-vendor-design-review/index.cfm https://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/reactors/power-plants/pre-li...)
The NRC and the CNSC have also agreed to a joint review process that might perhaps allow the same design to be used in both Canada and the US. (https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/2019/12/terrestrial-energy-imsr-advanced-reactor-selected-by-canadian-and-u-s-regulators-for-joint-review/ https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/2019/12/terrestrial-energy...)
However, the ISMR is at least three years behind NuScale who started their NRC application in December 2016 and are well along in the process.
- xorfish 7y agoIf you look at the progress at the CNSC, then NuScale appears to be one year ahead. The IMSR should finish the second phase in October 2020. Terrestrial Energy plans to have the first commercial plant on the grid in the next decade.
- baking 7y agoI don't know enough about the process to make comparisons, but NuScale currently expects to be producing grid power in 2026. Nothing against Terrestrial Energy or molten salt reactors which is certainly an interesting tech. NuScale is about as boring as all get-out and might face fewer regulatory hurdles, but it might also have a harder time competing against better tech.