NuScale Power

NuScale Power Module

In Development

Self-contained 77 MWe pressurized water reactor module with integrated steam generators.

Latest update Sep 18, 2026

NuScale Power Module

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Current status

NRC Standard Design Approval (2020), Design Certification (2023), and uprated 77 MWe design approval (effective 2025) received. First physical module not yet constructed; September 1, 2026 MillenniTEK milestone fabricated first-of-a-kind boron-oxide ECCS pellets as part of 2026 manufacturing readiness.

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Specifications7

Electrical Output
77 MWe per module
Thermal Output
250 MWt per module
Height
23 m (76 ft)
Diameter
4.6 m (15 ft)
Fuel Type
Standard LEU (< 5% enriched)
Refueling Interval
~18-24 months
NRC Certification
Design Certification

(2023); 77 MWe uprate approved (2025)

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Upcoming milestones1

Announced next steps from NuScale Power that mention NuScale Power Module.

  1. 2026

    Reach first-module manufacturing and fuel readiness

    NuScale says its main 2026 priority is ensuring full readiness to manufacture the first NuScale Power Module while scaling fuel and supply-chain support with partners such as Framatome. Components for 12 power modules are already in production; in June 2026 NuScale contracted Paragon Energy Solutions to complete final design of the module's safety-related instrumentation-and-control systems. On September 1, 2026 NuScale and MillenniTEK announced they had fabricated first-of-a-kind boron-oxide pellets for the module's passive emergency core cooling system, a concrete manufacturing-readiness step. The first physical module is still not complete.

  1. NuScale taps Paragon to finalize reactor safety control systems

    NuScale Power awarded Mirion's Paragon Energy Solutions a contract, announced June 16, to complete final design work on three instrumentation-and-control systems for the NuScale Power Module - the safety-related Module Protection System, the Safety Data Interface System for post-accident monitoring, and the Plant Protection System - all built on Paragon's Highly Integrated Protection System platform. The scope includes independent verification and validation of the Module Protection System software, a step toward qualifying the safety-critical controls. The award advances NuScale's supply chain as it already has components for 12 power modules in production.

    NuScale Power BusinessWire

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