The Harlow Report-GIS
2023 Edition
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first published week of: 02/27/2023
Westinghouse to File eVinci Docs in Bid to Speed NRC Licensing Process
by Clarion Energy Content Directors
The topical reports are created in an effort to gain early NRC approval on critical aspects of the technology and design.
Westinghouse Electric Co. said it filed a Notice of Intent to submit licensing reports for its eVinci microreactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for joint review.
The two agencies signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in 2019 to facilitate such technical reviews of advanced nuclear technologies.
Last fall, we visited the Westinghouse research and development facility near Pittsburgh and produced this report on the technology and what we saw.
The report topics for joint review include a common set of key requirements for the classification of systems, structures and components for the eVinci microreactor.
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