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You may be confusing NuScale with someone else. NuScale got an approval for an SMR that produces 50 MW of electricity (see [1], published by NRC in the Federal
by credit_guy 4y ago
You may be confusing NuScale with someone else.
NuScale got an approval for an SMR that produces 50 MW of electricity (see [1], published by NRC in the Federal Register)
> The NuScale reactor building is designed to hold up to 12 power modules. Each power module has a rated thermal output of 160 megawatt thermal (MWt) and electrical output of 50 megawatt electric (MWe), yielding a total capacity of 600 MWe for 12 power modules
NuScale has also applied for another approval, for a slightly larger design for an SMR that generates 77 MW of electricity. The review in underway [2]. They don't have any other reactor in the pipeline. 77 MW is more than the already approved 50 MW, but it is nowhere near what a full-size nuclear reactor produces.
[1] https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/19/2023-00729/nuscale-small-modular-reactor-design-certification https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/19/2023-00...
[2] https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-activities/pre-application-activities/nuscale-720-sda.html https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-acti...