Westinghouse
and Babcock & Wilcox Co. will join other applicants in applying for
US Department of Energy (DOE) funding to assist the development of a
small modular reactor that can be in commercial operation on a US site
by 2022.
The
DOE issued a “funding opportunity announcement” March 22 noting the
availability of investment funds of up to $452 million to develop small,
modular reactors or SMRs.
The
DOE plans to consider SMR applications that incorporate passive safety
features and that can be licensed expeditiously, achieving a commercial
operation date on a domestic site by 2022.
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