A California-headquartered advanced nuclear energy company said it has received U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) approval of the Documented Safety Analysis for the company’s Mark-0 reactor. Antares, which is building compact nuclear microreactors, on April 7 said the DOE’s approval confirms the agency’s acceptance of the final design for the Mark-0, along with the safety case supporting it.

Tuesday’s announcement comes after the DOE approved a Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis for the technology in January of this year. The safety approval comes under DOE standard 1271, part of a streamlined regulatory pathway for nuclear power technology.

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