Saltfoss targets US licensing for floating power plant

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Saltfoss targets US licensing for floating power plant

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/saltfoss-targets-us-licensing-for-floating-power-plant

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Saltfoss has initiated pre-application discussions with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its seaMSR-100 floating reactor design. The company plans to submit a regulatory engagement plan in early 2027 under the NRC new Part 53 framework. Reactor payloads will be constructed in the United States, while hulls and barges are manufactured in South Korea.

Molten Salt Power Barge developer Saltfoss has notified the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to begin pre-application engagement. ;

The Danish company (formerly known as Seaborg) says it is expanding its operations in the US and plans to submit its Regulatory Engagement Plan to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the first quarter of 2027.

It says it believes it will be the first advanced reactor developer to be licensed under Part 53 of the NRC's new regulatory framework, issued in March, and the first for an advanced maritime small modular reactor anywhere. Part 53 "establishes a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework as an alternative for the licensing and regulation of commercial nuclear plants".

Read the full article at World Nuclear News:
https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/saltfoss-targets-us-licensing-for-floating-power-plant