The apparent winner of the second phase of a $452-million U.S. Dept. of Energy grant program to support the development and commercialization of small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology in the U.S. is NuScale Power, a Portland, Ore.-based firm whose majority owner is Fluor Corp.
DOE announced on Dec. 12 that it would award a yet-to-be-negotiated amount—up to $226 million—to NuScale to cover up to half the costs of a new Oregon-based project to design, certify and help commercialize small nuclear reactors.