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design certification


NuScale Submits Standard Design Approval Application to NRC for Uprated SMR Design

NuScale Power has submitted a standard design approval (SDA) application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) based on its six-module VOYGR-6 configuration, which will use uprated 250-MWth (77-MWe) modules. The…


NRC Accepts NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design Certification Application

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) design certification application and will provide a design review schedule soon. The NRC’s acceptance marks a major…


New Nuclear Reactor Plant Designs: One NRC Review Begins, One Is Suspended

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Mar. 4 that, after completing an acceptance check, it has concluded that an application to certify the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400) reactor…