US-based nuclear company Westinghouse has begun a joint licensing process with US and Canadian regulators for its eVinci microreactor.
The company said it had filed a notice of intent to submit key licensing reports for the eVinci to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for joint review.
Westinghouse said the notice of intent advances the breakthrough eVinci technology towards deployment.
The NRC and CNSC signed a memorandum of cooperation in 2019 to facilitate such technical reviews of advanced nuclear technologies.
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