eVinci: Nuclear Power in a Container

Westinghouse Electric Company has reached a significant milestone by submitting its eVinci™ Microreactor Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) to the Department of Energy’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC). This move marks Westinghouse as the first reactor developer to achieve this milestone in support of siting its test reactor at NRIC’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

Brad Tomer, acting director of NRIC, emphasized the importance of this achievement, stating, “The completion of the PSDR for the eVinci test reactor is an important step towards enabling a microreactor developer to perform a test in our DOME facility. NRIC, as a national DOE program and part of INL, is dedicated to collaborating with private companies like Westinghouse to conduct testing and expedite the development of advanced nuclear technologies that will offer clean energy solutions for the U.S.”

Jon Ball, President of eVinci Technologies at Westinghouse, highlighted the significance of the PSDR submission, saying, “This PSDR submission is a critical step to bringing the Westinghouse eVinci Microreactor to commercial operation. We are aiming to deploy multiple eVinci microreactors worldwide by the end of the decade, and the strong partnership with INL and the Department of Energy is crucial to our efforts.”

The eVinci microreactor represents a culmination of Westinghouse's decades of industry-leading innovation, designed to deliver carbon-free, safe, and scalable energy solutions for various applications. It is capable of providing reliable electricity and heating for remote communities, universities, mining operations, industrial centers, data centers, defense facilities, and even potentially the lunar surface and beyond. The resilient eVinci microreactor, with minimal moving parts, functions akin to a battery, offering versatility for power systems ranging from several kilowatts to five megawatts of electricity continuously for over eight years without the need for refueling.

Moreover, the eVinci microreactor can generate high-temperature heat suitable for industrial applications, such as alternative fuel production like hydrogen, and has the flexibility to complement renewable energy sources. The technology is factory-built and assembled before being shipped in a container, making it a convenient and efficient energy solution for various settings.