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NuScale US460 Standard Design Approval Documents

The following tables provide access to the application for the US460 Standard Design Approval and other documents that NuScale Power, LLC has submitted to support the review of the application. Key documents published by the NRC as part of the application review are also listed.

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Date Description Status
05/29/2025 Standard Design Approval for the NuScale Power Company, LLC US460 Power Plant Design Issued
05/22/2025 NuScale SDAA Final Safety Evaluation Report Issued
05/22/2025 Final Safety Evaluation Report for the NuScale US460 Standard Plant Design - Letter Issued
04/19/2025 NuScale Power, LLC Submittal of the NuScale Standard Design Approval Application, Revision 2 – Cover letter Received
04/18/2025 NuScale US460 Standard Design Approval Application, Revision 2 Received
03/25/2025 NuScale SDAA Advanced Safety Evaluation Reports Issued
(February 2024 – March 2025)
11/07/2024 Audit Plan for the Staff Review of the NuScale US460 Design – Related to Changes Made to the Application and Requests for Additional Information Issued
07/29/2024 Updated - Audit Plan for the Staff Review of the NuScale Power, LLC Standard Design Approval Application – NuScale US460 Design Issued
11/03/2023 NuScale US460 Standard Design Approval Application, Revision 1 Received
10/31/2023 NuScale Power, LLC Submittal of the NuScale Standard Design Approval Application, Revision 1 – Cover Letter Received
07/31/2023 Acceptance Letter for Docketing of the NuScale US460 Standard Design Approval Application Issued
03/22/2023 Audit Plan for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Requests for Supplemental Information Identification of Specific Information Requirements – NuScale Standard Design Approval Application Issued
03/22/2023 Audit Plan for the Staff Review of the NuScale Power, LLC Standard Design Approval Application – NuScale US460 Issued
03/17/2023 Acceptance Review of the NuScale US460 Standard Design Approval Application (Docket Nos. 05200050 and 99902078) Issued
03/17/2023 Federal Register Notice: Receipt and Availability of NuScale Standard Design Approval Application Issued
01/01/2023 NuScale US460 Standard Design Approval Application, Revision 0 Received
11/21/2022 NuScale Power, LLC Staged Submittal of Planned Standard Design Approval Application – Cover Letter Received

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