High Temperature, High Pressure, Carbon-Free Steam for Industrial Decarbonization
NuScale is Years Ahead of the SMR Competition
Selected
Differentiators
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Advantages Over Other LWRs and Non-LWRs¹
Other LWRs
Non-LWRs²
Relatively limited
Underlying Technology
Track Record
✓ Light water reactor (LWR) (60+ years history)
Same as NuScale
Fuel Supply Infrastructure ✓ Exists (50+ years history)
Same as NuScale
Does not exist today
Manufacturing Infrastructure ✓ Multiple suppliers for all components
Standard Design Approval in 2020
Design Certification in 2023
U.S. NRC Licensing
Same as NuScale
None
Second Standard Design Approval Application (applications not yet
(SDAA) Accepted in 2023
submitted)
Largely in place,
but risks exist
None
(applications not yet
submitted)
Coping Period
✓ Unlimited
Varies (between
7-days and unlimited)
Goal of unlimited
Unmatched Capabilities
Innovations including "black-start," "island mode,"
off-grid operation, and site boundary EPZ
TBD
TBD
Strategic Design Decisions as Important as Regulatory First-Mover Advantage
1 Does not include micro-reactors
2 For example; high temperature gas cooled, molten salt, and fast-reactor technologies
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