NuScale US460 Safety Evaluations
The following table provides access to the NRC’s Advanced Safety Evaluations (ASEs) (Review Phase B) that the NRC has issued in conjunction with its review of NuScale Standard Design Approval application submitted by NuScale Power, LLC. NRC staff’s Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) will be issued in the last review phase (Phase D).
| Chapter |
Description |
Date |
| 1 |
Introduction and General Discussion |
03/25/2025 |
| 2 |
Site Characteristics and Site Parameters |
03/12/2024 |
| 3 |
Design of Structures, Systems, Components and Equipment
(All Sections except 3.7, 3.8, 3.9.2) |
11/01/2024 |
Design of Structures, Systems, Components and Equipment
(Sections 3.7, 3.8, 3.9.2) |
01/29/2025 |
| 4 |
Reactor |
03/26/2025 |
| 5 |
Reactor Coolant System and Connecting Systems |
01/29/2025 |
| 6 |
Engineered Safety Features |
02/12/2025 |
| 7 |
Instrumentation and Controls |
08/19/2024 |
| 8 |
Electric Power |
11/04/2024 |
| 9 |
Auxiliary Systems |
08/19/2024 |
| 10 |
Steam and Power Conversion System |
03/11/2024 |
| 11 |
Radioactive Waste Management |
02/24/2024 |
| 12 |
Radiation Protection |
08/19/2024 |
| 13 |
Conduct of Operations |
03/11/2024 |
| 14 |
Initial Test Program and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria |
10/31/2024 |
| 15 |
Transient and Accident Analyses |
03/26/2025 |
| 16 |
Technical Specifications |
01/07/2025 |
| 17 |
Quality Assurance and Reliability Assurance (Sections 17.1 – 17.3, 17.5, 17.6) |
02/13/2024 |
| Quality Assurance and Reliability Assurance (Section 17.4) |
02/11/2025 |
| 18 |
Human Factors Engineering |
08/19/2024 |
| 19 |
Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Severe Accident Evaluation |
02/12/2025 |
