US-based Holtec International said its SMR-160 small modular reactor design has completed phase one of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) vendor design review (VDR) process.
Holtec said in a statement that the CNSC staff concluded that “overall, [Holtec] understands and has correctly interpreted the high-level intent of CNSC’s regulatory requirements for the design of nuclear power plants in Canada pertaining to the scope of the phase one VDR.”
The company said plans to begin the second phase of the voluntary pre-licensing review in the near future.
“As expected, the CNSC identified some areas that require follow-up in phase two of the VDR as the review moves further into the details of the design,” Holtec said, without giving details of any follow-up areas.
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