{"id":1825763,"date":"2023-01-27T07:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825763"},"modified":"2023-01-27T07:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:54:32","slug":"u-s-certifies-first-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-design-for-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-certifies-first-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-design-for-use\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Certifies First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design for Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-certifies-first-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-design-for-use%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NuScale-Upper-One-Third-Mockup_edit-1200x675-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, (NRC), has approved the design for the first American small modular. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-nuclear-reactor\">nuclear reactor<\/a> (SMR).<\/p>\n<p>The NRC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/01\/19\/2023-00729\/nuscale-small-modular-reactor-design-certification\">issued its final ruling<\/a>\u00a0in the Federal Register on Jan. 19 to certify the emissions-free small modular reactor by the\u00a0Oregon-based NuScale Power, which will take effect on Feb. 21.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Burnell, NRC spokesperson, stated that the final determination does not prevent the SMR being challenged by any utility who applies to build or operate a nuclear plant in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>NuScale\u2019s power module is the first SMR design certified by the NRC and the seventh reactor design cleared for use.\u00a0The traditional large, light-water reactors were approved previously.<\/p>\n<p>The newly approved SMR is an advanced 50-megawatt, small light-water design capable of providing\u00a0the \u201cnation with a new clean power source to help drive down\u201d Greenhouse gas emissions in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/ne\/articles\/nrc-certifies-first-us-small-modular-reactor-design\">said the Department of Energy (DOE).<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>America Makes Major Progress in Affordable Nuclear Energy Production<\/h2>\n<p>Each of NuScale\u2019s small power modules is about the third of the size of a traditional reactor design, which is based on a concept developed at Oregon State University in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>The single VOYGRSMR power plant can house up to 12 modules.\u00a0Its compact size would also allow each module to be placed almost anywhere, including\u00a0a floating version that could be placed on\u00a0a barge to regions facing power shortages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSMRs are no longer an abstract concept,\u201d said\u00a0Kathryn Huff, assistant secretary for nuclear energy, in a\u00a0press\u00a0statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are real, and they are ready for deployment thanks to the hard work of NuScale, the university community, our national labs, industry partners, and the NRC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is innovation at its finest, and we are just getting started here in the United States,\u201d She boasted.<\/p>\n<p>The DOE\u2019s design certification is a historic step toward an emissions-free environment, making the SMR manufacturer\u2019s VOYGR power plant a near-term reality for the energy sector, Diane Hughes, NuScale\u2019s vice president of marketing and communications, told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>This would allow power companies to choose the advanced light-weight SMR to apply for a license from the NRC if they want to build or operate a nuclear power station.<\/p>\n<p>If the transition from giant, traditional light-water nuclear power reactors to advanced light water SMRs is successful, it could become a reality before the end of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>NuScale has also filed an application for approval of a larger design, that would provide 77 megawatts per module,\u00a0Burnell said, and that his agency is reviewing the application before starting a full review of the design.<\/p>\n<p>SMR creator, the SMR creator, announced that it had signed 19 international and domestic agreements to construct its small reactors globally.<\/p>\n<h2>Biden Administration makes investments in SMRs a top priority<\/h2>\n<p>The DOE said it had invested more than $600 million since 2014 to help support the creation of NuScale\u2019s VOYGR small-modular reactor power plant and other domestic small reactor concepts.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has prioritized investments in advanced nuclear technology and plans to increase the life span of all nuclear power plants across the country with additional funding.<\/p>\n<p>Many supporters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-green-energy\">green energy<\/a>As the West moves away from oil and coal, nuclear power is the best option. It is the only practical solution to a carbon-free world.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion of\u00a0nuclear power generation using lightweight SMRs is a far effective long-term solution over weather-sensitive solar and wind-powered energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>The United States would have to increase its own mining and create new uranium enrichment plants to supply nuclear fuel, rather than importing it from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, 40 distinct concepts are in development to build the next generation advanced nuclear reactors all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>China was the first country to connect a next generation high-temperature, liquid-cooled reactor to its grid last year. This reactor could produce around 200 megawatts of electricity.<\/p>\n<h2>Rising costs for nuclear power plant construction are a continuing problem<\/h2>\n<p>The first prototype using SMRs will be put into operation by the DOE and NuScale in 2025, with\u00a0the first power plant expected to be up and running by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy Department is also working with Utah\u2019s Associated Municipal Power Systems to demonstrate a six-module NuScale VOYGR plant\u00a0with the Idaho National Laboratory capable of generating 462 MW of energy.<\/p>\n<p>However, costs have already\u00a0risen for the Utah project,<a href=\"https:\/\/ieefa.org\/resources\/eye-popping-new-cost-estimates-released-nuscale-small-modular-reactor\"> according to Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In January, the target price per megawatt of power generated by the model plant increased 53 percent to $89 per hour. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/us-approves-design-nuscale-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-2023-01-20\/\">reported\u00a0Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cost of living has risen \u201creflects the changing financial landscape for the development of energy projects nationwide,\u201d According to a NuScale\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230109005322\/en\/NuScale-Reaches-Key-Milestone-in-the-Development-of-the-Carbon-Free-Power-Project\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cost spikes for nuclear energy projects are not new, as the only reactors under construction domestically, the Vogtle plant in Georgia, is already\u00a0billions of dollars over budget\u00a0following years of delays, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/plant-vogtle-hits-new-delays-costs-surge-near-30b\/\">reported Energy Wire.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hughes said that the company\u2019s VOYGR power plants would become the most cost-effective source of reliable, affordable, and carbon-free energy, despite rising costs, amid the\u00a0worse pressures on the industry\u2019s supply chain in decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 -tracking-1 leading-160 dark:text-white selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:selection:bg-blurple [&#038;_a]:shadow-underline-black [&#038;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&#038;_a]:shadow-underline-white dark:[&#038;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple\">In addition, public concerns about safety, securing\u00a0supply chains for reactor fuel, continued domestic opposition to uranium mining, and the disposal of nuclear waste will still remain issues that\u00a0even the next-generation of nuclear power design would be unable to escape.<\/p>\n<p><em>This report was compiled by the Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, (NRC), has approved the design for the first American small modular. nuclear reactor (SMR). The NRC\u00a0issued its final ruling\u00a0in the Federal Register on Jan. 19 to certify the emissions-free small modular reactor by the\u00a0Oregon-based NuScale Power, which will take effect on Feb. 21. 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