Washington, D.C.— Today the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission completed Phase 6 of its review, the last and final phase, of the Design Certification Application (DCA) for NuScale’s groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR) with the issuance of the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER). The FSER represents the completion of the technical review and approval of the NuScale SMR design. The following statement can be attributed to Marc Nichol, senior director of new reactors at the Nuclear Energy Institute:

“The approval of NuScale’s small modular reactor design is not only a monumental milestone for NuScale but is a crucial step for the future of the industry. As the first U.S. small modular reactor design to be issued a FSER, NuScale is pioneering the way for additional innovative advanced nuclear technologies under development.

“NuScale’s design approval, the first of its kind, brings the country closer to meeting its clean energy goals and making electricity more accessible for all. This milestone demonstrates the nuclear industry can meet the demands for reliable, safe and affordable carbon-free energy here in the U.S., but also meet the demands of customers across the world.

“With growing customer interest and agreements with entities in the U.S., Canada, Romania, the Czech Republic and Jordan, NuScale has sparked a turning point for the entire industry in the advancement of U.S. technological innovation and our goal of providing carbon-free energy across the globe.”