Westinghouse targets fast licensing, tiny footprint for new SMR | Nuclear Energy Insider

Westinghouse targets fast licensing, tiny footprint for new SMR | Nuclear Energy Insider: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently allocated Westinghouse $12.9 million of DOE funding to develop its eVinci micro reactor design based on sodium heat pipe technology. Westinghouse aims to design, test, manufacture and site a demonstration unit by 2022 and will provide $15.7 million to the project. The company is currently developing an electrical demonstration unit and plans to demonstrate manufacturing capability by 2020.