Doosan Enerbility strengthens SMR materials, liquefied hydrogen biz

• Published date: 10 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Doosan Enerbility, the energy affiliate of Doosan Group, is strengthening its small modular reactor (SMR) and liquefied hydrogen businesses, according to market watchers, Friday. SMRs are the next generation of nuclear reactors that are smaller and produce less output.

The Doosan affiliate said it signed a contract with NuScale Power, a leading U.S. entity specializing in SMR technology, to produce the first upper reactor pressure vessel (RPV) long lead material (LLM).

The material is essential to manufacturing the first NuScale power modules scheduled to be in commercial operation at a plant run by the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems' Carbon Free Power Project as early as 2029.

The contract followed a review of SMR production viability followed by prototyping in 2019, a three-year joint effort that culminated in the Doosan affiliate signing an agreement to begin SMR production in April of last year. Also completed was the production of molding equipment needed to produce the material.

The two will begin the production of the vessels before the year's end after manufacturing generator tubes and welding materials.

The construction of the plant is scheduled for 2029. Six vessels each with a capacity of 77 megawatts (MW) will be built to generate a total of 462 MW of power.

"Finalizing and submitting this order to our valued partner, Doosan, showcases NuScale's transition to the manufacturing phase of our modules and highlights our advanced position in the market to deploy our SMR technology to customers by the end of the...