The project to deploy the first small modular reactor in the US got a major boost on Tuesday (28 February) when the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (Uamps) consortium “overwhelmingly approved” plans to continue, despite costs that have increased above the target price due to high inflation and interest rate increases.
NuScale plans to build a demonstration Voygr SMR power plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. The facility will deploy six 77-MW modules to generate 462 MW of electricity and could be online in 2029.
NuScale plans to build a demonstration Voygr SMR power plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. The facility will deploy six 77-MW modules to generate 462 MW of electricity and could be online in 2029.
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