eVinci microreactor to undergo pre-licensing design review in Canada

Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted the first set of documents to Canada’s nuclear regulator for an assessment of the eVinci microreactor. The design will now be reviewed as part of a pre-licensing design review.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) offers a voluntary pre-licensing vendor design review service. As part of the review, experts assess the design of a nuclear reactor technology. The review is not required to proceed with the licensing process for new nuclear power plants, but is intended to check that the facility design complies with the Canadian nuclear regulator’s requirements and expectations.

The pre-licensing review process can be divided into three phases. In the preliminary design review, experts check and assess the facility design. In the second phase, they identify potential shortcomings and issues that could hinder the licensing process. In the third phase, they assess the solutions to the shortcomings identified in the second phase, as proposed by the facility’s developer.