THE CARBON FREE POWER PROJECT WILL DESIGN, FABRICATE, LICENSE, CONSTRUCT, AND START-UP A FIRST-OF-A-KIND (FOAK)NUSCALE SMALL MODULAR REACTOR (SMR) POWER PLANT AT THE IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY SITE OUTSIDE IDAHO FALLS. THE PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDES ENGINEERING, ANALYSIS, REGULATORY ACTIVITIES, FABRICATION, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, STARTUP TESTING, AND COMMISSIONING OF THE FOAK PLANT, AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT WITH DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE NRC, INPO, IDAHO STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GROUPS, THE SHOSHONE- BANNOCK TRIBES, AND A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE UTAH ASSOCIATED MUNICIPAL POWER SYSTEMS (UAMPS) MEMBERS. THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WILL TEST AND DEMONSTRATE ESSENTIALLY ALL ASPECTS OF DEPLOYING AN SMR TECHNOLOGY.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Latest obligation on the 2020 Carbon Free Power Project to design, build, and operate NuScale's first small modular reactor at Idaho National Laboratory.
SMRs are critical to U.S. decarbonization and grid resilience; this FOAK plant demonstrates commercial viability of advanced nuclear technology domestically.
Success accelerates domestic SMR supply chains—reactor components, licensing infrastructure, and specialized construction—reducing reliance on foreign nuclear vendors.
China is rapidly deploying SMRs; U.S. demonstration of FOAK technology is essential to maintain leadership in next-generation nuclear exports and energy security.
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