ARC-100
Canada
Basics
Reactor Type
Liquid Metal Reactor
Reactor Description
Fast pool type LMR
Electric Output (MWe)
100
Thermal Output (MWt)
286
Size
Small
Spectrum
Fast
Developer
ARC Clean Technology
Pilot Site Details
Point Lepreau NPP, New Brunswick
Details
Use (goal of commercial operation)
electricity, heat, medical isotopes, hydrogen
Deployment medium
Land-Based
Design Lifetime (Years)
60
Fuel
Fuel class
HALEU
Fuel Type
Metallic U-Zr Alloy
Fuel Cycle
N/A
Cooling & Temperature
Reactor cooling of primary loop
Sodium
Reactor moderator
None
Reactor Outlet Temperature (°C)
510
Status
Design status
Conceptual Design
Licensing status
- Sep 2024 - Filed updated regulatory...
- Sep 2024 - Filed updated regulatory engagement plan with US NRC
- Sep 2024 - Filed fuel qualification programme white paper with US NRC
- Jan 2023 - Application filed for phase 2 of VDR with the CNSC; introduced changes to design
- Jun 2023 - New Brunswick Power submitted an application to the CNSC for a site preparation licence and an environmental impact assessment registration to the New Brunswick department of environment and local
government for the ARC-100 project. - Oct 2019 - Completed phase 1 of pre-licensing vendor design review (VDR) of Canada's nuclear regulator CNSC
Deployment timeline
- Demonstrator deployment in New...
- Demonstrator deployment in New Brunswick planned for 2030
- US demonstrator planned by 2035
Agreements and Engagement
- May 2024 - New Brunswick Power and...
- May 2024 - New Brunswick Power and ARC signed agreement with South Korea's KHNP to cooperate on ARC-100 deployment
- Nov 2023 - New Brunswick Power chose ARC-100 for potential deployment at their Point Lepreau NPP
- Nov 2022 - Canada’s Belledune Port Authority shortlisted ARC-100 to provide heat and power for industrial users at its Green Energy Hub in New Brunswick, Canada
