Update on Small Modular Reactor Development development and licensing costs for selected small modular reactor (SMR) designs.

By Jim Hopf
The US Department of Energy has a $452 million program to share development and licensing costs for selected small modular reactor (SMR) designs. The DOE’s goal is to have an operating SMR by ~2022. Last November, the DOE awarded the first grant to the B&W PowerTM reactor....Update on Small Modular Reactor Development development and licensing costs for selected small modular reactor (SMR) designs.