ML25094A036
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| Issue date: | 04/04/2025 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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Operational Considerations for Commercial-Scale Micro-reactor Deployment NRC Commission Briefing Micro-reactors: Current Status and Moving Forward April 10, 2025 Shepherd Power
NOV is a global leader in oil and gas solutions that drives industry innovation and sustainability with cutting-edge technology and a legacy of over 150 years of excellence and reliability.
NOV has created Shepherd Power to bring our expertise in manufacturing and our innovative approach to the nuclear industry.
Who We Are
Our mission is to commercialize advanced nuclear reactors by owning and operating reactors and offering long-term energy purchase agreements.
Our vision is a world where energy availability is taken for granted. Where lights shine on childrens homework regardless of continent, where factories run and produce goods for local economies, and where hospitals save lives on cloudy days.
We believe in a world of energy abundance, and we believe baseload, deployable, carbon-free advanced nuclear is the key to getting us there.
Our Mission and Vision
Deployment Geographies, Applications, and Demand Significant remote load growth is expected in the Permian Basin over the next 10 to 20 years Increasing electrification of oil and gas exploration and production activities Competition for demand from other large loads (e.g., data centers)
Transmission and distribution challenges Micro-reactors offer a useful solution to the oil and gas industrys growing remote power needs Operating model must be aligned with distributed nature of the load and meet customer needs to enable deployment
Enabling the Operating Model Inherent Safety Passive Safety Standardization Efficient Licensing Pathways Remote Operations Centralized Programs Multi-Skilled Workforce Staffing Physical Security
- Micro-reactor attributes, standardized designs, and manufacturability will enable a paradigm shift in nuclear power operating models
- Commercialization necessitates an optimized operations and maintenance profile
Regulatory Engagement
- Initial regulatory engagements with NRC focused on mitigating commercial risks and identifying a pathway from projects to products
- Shepherd Power is conducting pre-application engagement with the NRC and continuing to support key policy initiatives
- Future white paper and topical report submittals will be operationally focused, but likely aligned to specific reactor design(s)
Thank you.