Fluor’s NuScale design accepted for review by US NRC

IRVING, US: Fluor Corporation announced that NuScale Power (NuScale), in which Fluor is the majority investor, has received notice that its design certification application has been accepted for review by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

By accepting the completed application for review, the NRC confirms that NuScale’s submission addresses all NRC requirements and contains sufficient technical information to conduct the review. NuScale’s small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) commercial power plant technology can deliver the energy diversity needed to power unique energy needs while also providing a safe, more flexible, carbon-free power generation solution.

NuScale’s small modular reactors include scalable plants, and the facility output can be incrementally increased depending upon the demand. The technology’s operational flexibility can also be integrated with other carbon-free renewable energy sources like wind and solar to provide consistent power and to help enable stable grid performance.

NuScale marked a major milestone on 31 December 2016, when the company asked the NRC to approve its SMR design, the first submitted in the US.

Fluor has supported NuScale since October 2011 – before the US Department of Energy announced its cost-sharing program – as part of a long history with nuclear energy. For more than 60 years, Fluor has been providing the engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance of nuclear power plants, thereby helping to provide a long-term clean energy solution in the US and around the world.

“Fluor is pleased that the NRC validated the receipt of NuScale’s design certification application in such a timely manner. We believe that the future of the US new-build power generation industry includes NuScale’s small modular reactor technology and that NuScale is uniquely positioned as the only US company leading the way,” said David Seaton, Fluor’s chairman and CEO.

“This is a great next step for a new US-based nuclear technology and a step that affirms NuScale as a true leader in SMR technology development. The exceptional news that the NRC was able to accept our application during the 60-day docketing review period is a validation of NuScale’s hard work over the past eight years,” said John Hopkins, CEO of NuScale.

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