BusinessWire reports that NuScale has made history as the first small modular reactor to receive approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This is a huge step forward for both nuclear energy and small modular reactors.

“This groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR) design features a fully factory-fabricated NuScale Power Module™ capable of generating 60 MW of electricity using a safer, smaller, and scalable version of pressurized water reactor technology.”

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