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US-based Westinghouse has launched its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR), a 300 MWe single-loop pressurised water reactor, which is a scaled-down version of its AP1000. Westinghouse claims it is the only SMR “truly based on an Nth-of-a-kind operating plant” and describes it as a “game-changer”.

Date: Thursday, 11 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-launches-ap300-small-modular-reactor-10836205

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced it will issue the final rule that certifies NuScale's small modular reactor (SMR) design for use in the USA. The reactor is the first SMR design to be certified by the NRC.

Date: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-regulator-to-issue-final-certification-for-NuSc

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final safety evaluation report (FSER) for NuScale's small modular reactor. This is the first-ever FSER to be issued by the NRC for an SMR, and represents the completion of the technical review and approval of the design.

Date: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NuScale-SMR-receives-US-design-certification-appro