One-Mile Underground Nuclear Reactor Secures Key DOE Approval

5th Small Nuclear Reactor Type Since June Validated and Poised for Mass Production

Another small nuclear reactor has achieved “criticality,” marking the fifth new reactor type to be certified as operationally viable in the United States since June, after none were certified for more than a half-century, as the nation’s “nuclear renaissance” quickly advances to commercial mass-production. Santa Clara, California-based Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor reached criticality on Aug. 5 at the company’s plant in Lockhart, Texas, and…

5th Small Modular Reactor Validated Since June, Poised For Mass Production

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One-mile underground nuclear reactor secures key DOE approval

Deep Fission has secured a key regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), allowing its underground small modular reactor (SMR) concept to advance under the federal Reactor Pilot Program. The decision clears the company’s Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA), establishing the safety basis for its Gravity nuclear reactor as it moves toward demonstration and, eventually, commercial operation. Unlike conventional nuclear plants,…

DOE Approves Safety Design of Deep Fission's Underground SMR

California-based Deep Fission said the DOE signed off on the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for its Gravity Nuclear Reactor. The group called it a major regulatory milestone that confirms Deep Fission's reactor design warrants advancement under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. The post DOE Approves Safety Design of Deep Fission’s Underground SMR appeared first on POWER Magazine.