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NuScale Power

Light-water SMR, 77 MWe modules, NRC-approved

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The brief

Analyst view
  • First SMR design certified by the NRC (50 MWe, 2023); the 77 MWe US460 was approved in May 2025.
  • Its first project, with UAMPS, was cancelled in Nov 2023 after expected power prices rose.
  • ENTRA1 Energy and TVA announced up to 6 GW of NuScale plants in September 2025.
Programs

NuScale Power, one program

Updated 1 Sep 2025
US460 / NuScale Power ModuleA self-contained reactor module: reactor and steam generator share one steel vessel sitting in a pool. Heat alone drives the coolant flow, and a plant holds up to six modules.PilotNextFirst firm construction contractUpdated 1 Sep 2025View program →
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Company & funding

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