[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 61038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21429]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0202]


NuScale Power, LLC; NuScale Small Modular Reactor

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Standard design approval; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a 
standard design approval (SDA) to NuScale Power, LLC (NuScale) for the 
NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) standard design. The SDA allows the 
NuScale SMR standard design to be referenced in an application for a 
construction permit or operating license, or an application for a 
combined license or manufacturing license under its regulations.

DATES: The Standard Design Approval was issued on September 11, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to NRC-2020-0202 when contacting the NRC about 
the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this document using any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0202. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by 
email to [email protected]. The NuScale Power Standard Design, 
Standard Design Approval is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML20247J564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Cranston, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0546, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 
issued a standard design approval (SDA) to NuScale Power, LLC, for the 
NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) standard design under subpart E, 
``Standard Design Approvals,'' of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals 
for Nuclear Power Plants.'' This SDA allows the NuScale SMR standard 
design to be referenced in an application for a construction permit or 
operating license under 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of 
Production and Utilization Facilities,'' or an application for a 
combined license or manufacturing license under 10 CFR part 52. In 
addition, the NRC has issued the final safety evaluation report (FSER) 
(ADAMS Package Accession No. ML20023A318) that supports issuance of the 
SDA.
    Issuance of this SDA signifies completion of the NRC staff's 
technical review of the NuScale SMR design. The NRC staff performed its 
technical review of the NuScale SMR design control document in 
accordance with the standards for review of standard design approval 
applications set forth in 10 CFR 52.139, ``Standards for Review of 
Applications.''
    On the basis of its evaluation and independent analyses, as 
described in the FSER, the NRC staff concludes that NuScale's 
application for standard design approval meets the applicable portions 
of 10 CFR 52.137, ``Content of Applications; Technical Information,'' 
and the review standards identified in 10 CFR 52.139.
    Copies of the NuScale SMR FSER and SDA have been placed in the 
NRC's PDR. The PDR is currently closed. However, you may order copies 
by submitting a request to the PDR via email at [email protected] or 
call 1-800-397-4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Dated: September 23, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anna H. Bradford,
Director, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-21429 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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