NuScale Power announced today that they have entered into an agreement
with AREVA for the performance of fuel design, testing and analysis
services in support of NuScale’s Design Certification Application using
AREVA’s proven HTP™ fuel technology. Also included in the agreement are
AREVA’s diverse nuclear testing capabilities. These capabilities include
critical heat flux testing, steam generator flow-induced vibration
testing, and control rod assembly drop alignment testing, among others.
“AREVA is a world leader in nuclear fuel design and fuel services,” said
Dale Atkinson, NuScale’s chief operating officer. “Their capabilities
and experience supporting new plant design and testing, and servicing
America’s operating nuclear energy fleet will provide significant
expertise in fulfilling our design certification requirements.”
“With decades of experience in the American nuclear industry, AREVA
remains committed to providing its expertise and services to customers
like NuScale Power,” said Craig Ranson, chief operating officer of AREVA
Inc. “This supports the advancement of nuclear energy in the U.S. energy
mix as a reliable source of low-carbon electricity.”
About NuScale:
NuScale Power, LLC is developing a new kind of nuclear plant; a safer,
smaller, scalable version of pressurized water reactor technology,
designed with natural safety features. Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR), a
global engineering, procurement and construction company with a 60-year
history in commercial nuclear power, is the majority investor in
NuScale. As the sole winner of the second round of the U.S. Department
of Energy's (DOE) competitively-bid, cost-sharing program to develop
nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) technology, NuScale's design offers
the benefits of carbon-free nuclear power but takes away the issues
presented by the cost of installing large capacity. A nuclear power
plant using NuScale's technology is comprised of individual NuScale
Power Modules™, each producing 50 megawatts of electricity (gross) with
its own factory-built combined containment vessel and reactor vessel,
and its own packaged turbine-generator set. A power plant can include as
many as 12 NuScale Power Modules to produce as much as 600 MWe, gross
(570 net, nominal, after house loads). The reactor coolant is driven by
natural circulation and can be shut down safely with no operator action,
no AC or DC power, and no external water. NuScale power plants are
scalable - additional modules are added as customer demand for
electricity increases. NuScale's technology also is ideally suited to
supply energy for district heating, desalination and other applications.
NuScale is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has offices in
Corvallis, OR; Rockville, MD; Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; and
Chattanooga, TN. For more information visit: www.nuscalepower.com.
About AREVA:
AREVA provides its customers with solutions for low-carbon power
generation in North America and all over the world. As the leader in
nuclear energy and a significant, growing player in the renewable
energies sector, AREVA combines U.S. and Canadian leadership, access to
worldwide expertise and a proven track record of performance.
Sustainable development is a core component of AREVA’s strategy. Its
nearly 5,000 U.S. and Canadian employees work every day to make AREVA a
responsible industrial player helping to supply ever cleaner, safer and
more economical energy to the greatest number of people. AREVA Inc. is
headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Visit us at http://us.areva.com
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