The Westinghouse
Small Modular Reactor
Building on 125 Years of Innovation
Westinghouse Delivers
Less is More
For more than 125 years, Westinghouse has delivered on its promises. Now when the world needs nuclear energy in a size
to suit more diverse applications, Westinghouse is ready to answer again. Comprising the best technical and nuclear minds
and experience, the Westinghouse small modular reactor (SMR) team is set to deliver once more. The Westinghouse SMR
will be deployed in 2022, setting the new precedent for nuclear safety, innovation and flexibility.
Westinghouse is the worlds leader in nuclear power, and that experience increases our commitment to personnel and
nuclear safety and designing quality into every product and service. Westinghouse experience and expertise remain
unmatched in licensing new technology, and the SMR will follow the same path.
The Westinghouse SMR...
Produces the most power using
the least amount of material
Leaves behind a small carbon
footprint
Relies on only about 15 acres
Stands alone
Requires no shared systems
or components
NexStart Alliance and Westinghouse
Alternative Applications
Speed to Licensing
Working Toward a Common Goal
Electricity generation and industrial process heat
The Westinghouse SMR utilizes technology already licensed and
tested by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), resulting
in an expedited licensing approval schedule. The Design Certification
Application (DCA) is planned for the second quarter of 2014.
The Westinghouse SMR team is working with The NexStart
SMR Alliance, a consortium of current and prospective
nuclear owners and operators, cooperative, municipal and
investor-owned electricity providers, and public enterprises.
Ameren Missouri, our alliance and
the entire state of Missouri stand
ready to capitalize on this important
project that will also help create a
cleaner energy portfolio for our state
and our country.
- Warner Baxter,
President and CEO of Ameren Missouri
Their common goal? Working to advance energy security,
which means working toward Westinghouse SMR design
certification and eventual deployment of up to five
Westinghouse SMRs at Ameren Missouris Callaway
Energy Center.
Alliance members provide feedback on the Westinghouse
SMR program and design, which is implemented
immediately. This maximizes utility benefits and leads
to the best and safest SMR design.
www.nexstartalliance.com
Desalination or water purification
Co-generation applications
-- In the petrochemical industry for combined heat and power
-- In residential applications using electricity and district heating
Improved energy security and reduction in the overall life
cycle carbon footprint when used to provide power for liquid
transportation fuel from resources of oil sands, oil shale and
coal-to-liquid applications
Economic Benefits
The Westinghouse SMR has the potential to create
tens of thousands of jobs for Americans
Total capital costs will be greatly reduced: the Westinghouse
SMR requires very short construction times and low upfront
costs, resulting in a faster return on investments
The Westinghouse SMR is the ideal size for replacing
aging fossil fuel fleets
The Westinghouse SMR fuel design began in 2011 and is based
on the proven Robust Fuel Assembly (RFA) technology used in the
fuel for the four Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant units
currently under construction in China, as well as the four AP1000
units being built in Georgia and South Carolina, the first new
nuclear power plants to be built in the U.S. in over a generation.
Additionally, the RFA technology has been used successfully in more
than 50 reactors over the last 15 years.
Westinghouse News Release, Feb. 12, 2013
Modularity: How does it work?
Clean Energy Comparison
Modular, factory built components allow for rapid
construction and deployment
Nuclear island and
all plant modules
are manufactured
in a factory
Factorymanufactured
modules are railshipped to site
Average Wind Power
225 MWe on 60,000 acres of land
Modules are
assembled into
super modules
Average Solar Power
225 MWe on 2400 acres of land
Super modules
are lifted into final
locations
The SMR is
tested and begins
operation
Best-in-Class Safety
for a Better Tomorrow
The Westinghouse SMR
225+ MWe on only 15 acres of land
The Westinghouse SMR offers:
Passive safety features designed to shut the plant down
automatically and keep it cool without human intervention
or AC power for seven days
Reduced fuel, resulting in reduced radioactivity amounts released
in the case of an accident
Passive heat removal with on-site water inventory, which relies
on the natural forces of evaporation, condensation and gravity
Underground containment
Innovative, integral design eliminates a number
of accident scenarios
Improved energy security and reduction in the overall life
cycle carbon footprint when used to provide power for liquid
transportation fuel from resources of oil sands, oil shale and
coal-to-liquid applications
Gravity. Sometimes the best
ideas are just that simple.
Innovative Load Following Capabilities
The SMR is capable of economically MSHIM allows easy transition
handling the unique challenges of
between load follow and baseload
providing baseload power on smaller
operation with minimal operator
grids and those with non-steady
interaction
power sources
Operational costs are lowered due
The SMR utilizes the Westinghouse
to minimized chemistry change
mechanical shim (MSHIM)
requirements
operating strategy to follow
grid changes
Daily load follow can be performed
from 100% to 20% power at a
rate of 5% change per minute; in
continuous load follow, the plant
can perform load changes of 10%
power at a rate of 2% per minute
AP1000 and MSHIM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC in the United States and may be registered
in other countries throughout the world. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
Westinghouse SMR Technology at a Glance
Electric Output: >225+ MWe
Total Site Area: ~15 acres
Reactor Power: 800 MWt
Passive Safety Systems
Design Life: 60 years
Rail, Truck or Barge Shippable
Fuel Type: 17x17 RFA,
<5% enriched UO2
Compact Integral Design
Simplified System Configuration
Standardized, Fully Modular
Approach
Minimized Footprint,
Maximized Power Output
24 Months between Refueling
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