NuScale Power unveils additional 25 per cent increase in NPM output

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 -- NuScale Power has announced via further value engineering efforts, using advanced testing and modeling tools, NuScale analysed and concluded that the NuScale Power Module™ (NPM) can generate an additional 25 per cent more power per module for a total of 77 MWe per module (gross).

According to a statement, this resulted in about 924 MWe for the flagship 12-module power plant.

Additionally, NuScale is announcing options for smaller power plant solutions in four-module (about 308 MWe) and six-module (about 462 MWe) sizes.

“With this advancement, NuScale continues to demonstrate that it is the global leader in the race to commercialise small modular reactors,” said NuScale Power Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Hopkins.

The smaller power plant solutions will give NuScale customers more options in terms of size, power output, operational flexibility and cost. They will also have a smaller and innovative footprint with focus on simplifying construction, reducing construction duration (schedule) and lowering costs. This new solution allows NuScale to support a larger cross-section of customer needs including power for small grids such as for island nations; remote off-grid communities; industrial and government facilities; and coal power replacements.

NuScale’s initial new products will be a four and six-module power plant solution, although other configurations are possible.

These smaller plant solutions are economically competitive and are underpinned by and leverage the industry leading NPM technology and safety case that has already been approved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  NuScale will be able to deliver its first module to a client in 2027.

-- BERNAMA