NuScale US600 standard design approval: NRC standard design approval review for NuScale Power, LLC — issued. Sourced dates and schedule.
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Current state
| Type | Standard design approval |
| Outcome | Issued |
| Applicant | NuScale Power, LLC |
| Facility | NuScale US600 |
| Docket | 52-048 |
| Submitted | 2020-07-13 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | — |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | 2020-08-28 |
| Decision | 2020-09-11 |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | — |
| Submitted → decision | 2.0 mo |
| NRC-reported review duration | — |
| NRC-reported resources vs estimate | — |
Review time is measured in average months from the date the NRC docketed the application to the decision. The NRC's own reported durations may measure to the final safety evaluation instead.
Notes
Derivative of the US600 DC review; exclude from duration statistics or treat as a 2-month administrative action. Docketed: Not separately docketed; the SDA request relied on the already-docketed DC review (FSER 2020-08-28). Final safety evaluation: Shared with the DC review.
Timeline
- 2020-07-13 — Application received: “July 13, 2020, submitted Request for Standard Design Approval ( [ML20195C766]) - approved September 11, 2020” (source)
- 2020-08-28 — Final safety evaluation issued. (source)
- 2020-09-11 — Issued: “The Standard Design Approval was issued on September 11, 2020.” (source)
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Sources
- https://www.nrc.gov/facilities-safety/new-reactors/advanced-reactors/who-were-working-with/past-licensing-activities/nuscale
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2020-21429
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2024/ML20247J564.pdf
- https://www.nrc.gov/facilities-safety/new-reactors/advanced-reactors/who-were-working-with/past-licensing-activities/nuscale/application-review-schedule