eVinci
US
Basics
Reactor Type
Solid State Reactor
Reactor Description
Metal hydride heat pipes SSR
Electric Output (MWe)
2 - 5
Thermal Output (MWt)
13
Size
Micro
Spectrum
Thermal
Developer
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC.
Pilot Site Details
Idaho National Lab, Idaho
Details
Use (goal of commercial operation)
power remote communities, mining or military installations
Deployment medium
Land-Based
Design Lifetime (Years)
40
Fuel
Fuel class
HALEU
Fuel Type
TRISO
Fuel Cycle
N/A
Cooling & Temperature
Reactor cooling of primary loop
Heat Pipe
Reactor moderator
Metal Hydride
Reactor Outlet Temperature (°C)
750
Status
Design status
Detailed Design
Licensing status
- Sep 2024 - test...
- Sep 2024 - test reactor preliminary safety design report (PSDR) submitted to US Department of Energy for potential demonstrator siting at Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
- Apr 2024 - test reactor preliminary safety design report (PSDR) submitted to Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
- Dec 2023 - Pre-application regulatory engagement plan filled with US NRC
- Feb 2023 - Westinghouse began joint licensing process with US and Canadian regulators
- Sep 2022 - Pre-licensing vendor design review (VDR) process started with Canadian regulator
Deployment timeline
- 2027-2028: Testing to start...
- 2027-2028: Testing to start at NRIC’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (Dome) test bed at INL.
- 2028-2029: NRC design approval target
- 2029-2030: Commercialisation target
Agreements and Engagement
- Dec 2023 - WED signed MoU with the...
- Dec 2023 - WED signed MoU with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation to explore deployment of eVinci in the UAE
- Jun 2023 - Manufacturing demonstration completed
- May 2022 - Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and Westinghouse signed MoU to advance microreactors in Saskatchewan
- May 2022- WEC signed MoU with Pennsylvania State University for possible deployment at University Park campus
- Jun 2022 - NASA selects Westinghouse for providing an initial design concept for a fission surface power system
In 2020 - WEC signed MoU with Bruce Power to explore applications of eVinci microreactor in Canada
