NuScale has received design approval for both its initial 50 MWe module and a newer, uprated 77 MWe version. Still to come: site selection and approval and financing, but they've overcome the biggest challenge and according to the NRC, there are ~100 applications still sitting in the que.
December 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NuScale has received design approval for both its initial 50 MWe module and a newer, uprated 77 MWe version. Still to come: site selection and approval and financing, but they've overcome the biggest challenge and according to the NRC, there are ~100 applications still sitting in the que.
Perhaps you've seen messages like this one from some #NRVIndivisible folks who showed up Monday over US460. Look up your local Indivisible group - show up for something!
With due acknowledgements to #DollyParton and her voice.
@indivisible.org @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #virginia #bridgebrigade
With due acknowledgements to #DollyParton and her voice.
@indivisible.org @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #virginia #bridgebrigade
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Perhaps you've seen messages like this one from some #NRVIndivisible folks who showed up Monday over US460. Look up your local Indivisible group - show up for something!
With due acknowledgements to #DollyParton and her voice.
@indivisible.org @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #virginia #bridgebrigade
With due acknowledgements to #DollyParton and her voice.
@indivisible.org @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #virginia #bridgebrigade
On the overpass above #US460 in #ChristiansburgVA, encouraging neighbors and travelers from the #NewRiverValley and beyond. One woman said she broke out in tears when she saw us. Lots of honks from truckers. @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #BeBraveWithUsNRV #NRVIndivisible #meidastouch
August 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
On the overpass above #US460 in #ChristiansburgVA, encouraging neighbors and travelers from the #NewRiverValley and beyond. One woman said she broke out in tears when she saw us. Lots of honks from truckers. @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #BeBraveWithUsNRV #NRVIndivisible #meidastouch
Today on #US460 in #Christiansburg. Authoritarianism isn't coming; it's here. Join us or a nearby group to #FightTheTrumpTakeover. Together, we'll stop it!
#visibilitybrigade @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #BeBraveWithUsNRV #freedc @indivisible.org #NRV @maddow.msnbc.com @pbsnews.org #wsls #wdbj
#visibilitybrigade @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #BeBraveWithUsNRV #freedc @indivisible.org #NRV @maddow.msnbc.com @pbsnews.org #wsls #wdbj
August 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today on #US460 in #Christiansburg. Authoritarianism isn't coming; it's here. Join us or a nearby group to #FightTheTrumpTakeover. Together, we'll stop it!
#visibilitybrigade @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #BeBraveWithUsNRV #freedc @indivisible.org #NRV @maddow.msnbc.com @pbsnews.org #wsls #wdbj
#visibilitybrigade @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social #BeBraveWithUsNRV #freedc @indivisible.org #NRV @maddow.msnbc.com @pbsnews.org #wsls #wdbj
"The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved NuScale Power’s uprated US460 small modular reactor (SMR) design that could now go into service by the end of the decade." […]
Original post on greennuclear.online
greennuclear.online
June 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved NuScale Power’s uprated US460 small modular reactor (SMR) design that could now go into service by the end of the decade." […]
The NRC published the Standard Design Approval for the NuScale US460 plant design, which uses up to 6 of the uprated 77 MWe modules. A standard design approval is primarily a safety evaluation for a generic design and can be referenced in site specific applications www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2512/...
May 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The NRC published the Standard Design Approval for the NuScale US460 plant design, which uses up to 6 of the uprated 77 MWe modules. A standard design approval is primarily a safety evaluation for a generic design and can be referenced in site specific applications www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2512/...
NuScale Power Secures US Approval for Second Small Modular Reactor Design
Portland, Oregon, USA – May 30, 2025 – NuScale Power Corp. has achieved a historic milestone with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approving its second small modular reactor (SMR) design, the 77-megawatt US460,…
Portland, Oregon, USA – May 30, 2025 – NuScale Power Corp. has achieved a historic milestone with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approving its second small modular reactor (SMR) design, the 77-megawatt US460,…
NuScale Power Secures US Approval for Second Small Modular Reactor Design
Portland, Oregon, USA – May 30, 2025 – NuScale Power Corp. has achieved a historic milestone with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approving its second small modular reactor (SMR) design, the 77-megawatt US460, on May 29, 2025. This follows the 2023 certification of NuScale’s 50-megawatt design, making the company the only one with NRC approval for SMRs in the U.S. The US460, featuring six 77-MWe modules for a total of 462 megawatts, is designed for deployment by the end of the decade, with the first module expected to be operational by 2029 at Idaho National Laboratory as part of the Carbon Free Power Project with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS).
realnewshub.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NuScale Power Secures US Approval for Second Small Modular Reactor Design
Portland, Oregon, USA – May 30, 2025 – NuScale Power Corp. has achieved a historic milestone with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approving its second small modular reactor (SMR) design, the 77-megawatt US460,…
Portland, Oregon, USA – May 30, 2025 – NuScale Power Corp. has achieved a historic milestone with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approving its second small modular reactor (SMR) design, the 77-megawatt US460,…
shift supervisor - Store# 57606, RT 29 AND US460 - 4012 Wards Rd, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Job educativ.net/jobs/job/36126...
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
shift supervisor - Store# 57606, RT 29 AND US460 - 4012 Wards Rd, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Job educativ.net/jobs/job/36126...
#vawx
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS Wakefield VA
658 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
NEAR TERM
Highs will be in the low-mid 70s S of US-460, mid-upper 60s between US460 and I64, then low-mid 60s N of I64. Also wouldn`t be surprised if the Eastern Shore stays in the 50s.
Overnight, a strong cold front […]
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS Wakefield VA
658 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
NEAR TERM
Highs will be in the low-mid 70s S of US-460, mid-upper 60s between US460 and I64, then low-mid 60s N of I64. Also wouldn`t be surprised if the Eastern Shore stays in the 50s.
Overnight, a strong cold front […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#vawx
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS Wakefield VA
658 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
NEAR TERM
Highs will be in the low-mid 70s S of US-460, mid-upper 60s between US460 and I64, then low-mid 60s N of I64. Also wouldn`t be surprised if the Eastern Shore stays in the 50s.
Overnight, a strong cold front […]
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS Wakefield VA
658 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
NEAR TERM
Highs will be in the low-mid 70s S of US-460, mid-upper 60s between US460 and I64, then low-mid 60s N of I64. Also wouldn`t be surprised if the Eastern Shore stays in the 50s.
Overnight, a strong cold front […]
Monday PM winter storm update on @cardinalnews.org.
TL;DR: Snow changing to icy mix across SW/S'side Va on Tuesday, 1-4 inches snow most places south of US460 corridor (Bburg/Cburg-Roanoke-Lynchburg) with 4+ to north. Ice could be damaging for some by Tues PM. cardinalnews.org/2025/02/10/t...
TL;DR: Snow changing to icy mix across SW/S'side Va on Tuesday, 1-4 inches snow most places south of US460 corridor (Bburg/Cburg-Roanoke-Lynchburg) with 4+ to north. Ice could be damaging for some by Tues PM. cardinalnews.org/2025/02/10/t...
Tuesday winter storm may bear icy, snowy resemblance to early January
Snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected to cover most of Virginia on Tuesday, with slick roads and power outages likely to develop.
cardinalnews.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Monday PM winter storm update on @cardinalnews.org.
TL;DR: Snow changing to icy mix across SW/S'side Va on Tuesday, 1-4 inches snow most places south of US460 corridor (Bburg/Cburg-Roanoke-Lynchburg) with 4+ to north. Ice could be damaging for some by Tues PM. cardinalnews.org/2025/02/10/t...
TL;DR: Snow changing to icy mix across SW/S'side Va on Tuesday, 1-4 inches snow most places south of US460 corridor (Bburg/Cburg-Roanoke-Lynchburg) with 4+ to north. Ice could be damaging for some by Tues PM. cardinalnews.org/2025/02/10/t...
#vawx
Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Blacksburg VA
111 AM EST Mon Jan 6 2025
NEAR TERM
As of 800 PM EST Sunday...
…Snow and some sleet continues for areas north of US460. Freezing rain for areas along and south of US460. Temps have been running below guidance all evening and have continued […]
Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Blacksburg VA
111 AM EST Mon Jan 6 2025
NEAR TERM
As of 800 PM EST Sunday...
…Snow and some sleet continues for areas north of US460. Freezing rain for areas along and south of US460. Temps have been running below guidance all evening and have continued […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#vawx
Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Blacksburg VA
111 AM EST Mon Jan 6 2025
NEAR TERM
As of 800 PM EST Sunday...
…Snow and some sleet continues for areas north of US460. Freezing rain for areas along and south of US460. Temps have been running below guidance all evening and have continued […]
Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Blacksburg VA
111 AM EST Mon Jan 6 2025
NEAR TERM
As of 800 PM EST Sunday...
…Snow and some sleet continues for areas north of US460. Freezing rain for areas along and south of US460. Temps have been running below guidance all evening and have continued […]
9:50am ET Friday.
For Virginia: Greatest tornado risk in coming few hours is along and south of US460 east of the Blue Ridge and west of I-95 (Lynchburg, South Hill, Danville, South Boston, Buggs Island Lake)
For Virginia: Greatest tornado risk in coming few hours is along and south of US460 east of the Blue Ridge and west of I-95 (Lynchburg, South Hill, Danville, South Boston, Buggs Island Lake)
September 27, 2024 at 1:59 PM
9:50am ET Friday.
For Virginia: Greatest tornado risk in coming few hours is along and south of US460 east of the Blue Ridge and west of I-95 (Lynchburg, South Hill, Danville, South Boston, Buggs Island Lake)
For Virginia: Greatest tornado risk in coming few hours is along and south of US460 east of the Blue Ridge and west of I-95 (Lynchburg, South Hill, Danville, South Boston, Buggs Island Lake)
update for the @nikolaidenmark.bsky.social cooked index: saw exactly 2 signs for each candidate on this stretch of US460 between Blacksburg and Princeton WV, primarily Giles and Pulaski counties
September 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
update for the @nikolaidenmark.bsky.social cooked index: saw exactly 2 signs for each candidate on this stretch of US460 between Blacksburg and Princeton WV, primarily Giles and Pulaski counties
Morning's map from the National Phenology Network.
Spring's first leaves are more than 2 weeks earlier than normal in eastern NC, western KY & TN, and southern MO (maroon shading).
Already some leaves showing up here in VA, mainly south of US460, from several days to a week ahead of normal.
Spring's first leaves are more than 2 weeks earlier than normal in eastern NC, western KY & TN, and southern MO (maroon shading).
Already some leaves showing up here in VA, mainly south of US460, from several days to a week ahead of normal.
February 26, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Morning's map from the National Phenology Network.
Spring's first leaves are more than 2 weeks earlier than normal in eastern NC, western KY & TN, and southern MO (maroon shading).
Already some leaves showing up here in VA, mainly south of US460, from several days to a week ahead of normal.
Spring's first leaves are more than 2 weeks earlier than normal in eastern NC, western KY & TN, and southern MO (maroon shading).
Already some leaves showing up here in VA, mainly south of US460, from several days to a week ahead of normal.
Already some leaves showing up in Virginia, mainly south of US460... from several days to a week ahead of normal.
This morning's map from the National Phenology Network.
The mild winter means that spring's first leaves are showing up more than 2 weeks earlier than normal in eastern N. Carolina, western Kentucky & Tennessee, and southern Missouri (maroon shading).
The mild winter means that spring's first leaves are showing up more than 2 weeks earlier than normal in eastern N. Carolina, western Kentucky & Tennessee, and southern Missouri (maroon shading).
November 19, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Already some leaves showing up in Virginia, mainly south of US460... from several days to a week ahead of normal.
Wide ranges for metro Northern Virginia, but 3-4" generally fell in Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington Counties.
Much colder for the next few days... then watching for some occasional snow showers for most of the state (north of US460) on Friday.
(5/5)
Much colder for the next few days... then watching for some occasional snow showers for most of the state (north of US460) on Friday.
(5/5)
November 19, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Wide ranges for metro Northern Virginia, but 3-4" generally fell in Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington Counties.
Much colder for the next few days... then watching for some occasional snow showers for most of the state (north of US460) on Friday.
(5/5)
Much colder for the next few days... then watching for some occasional snow showers for most of the state (north of US460) on Friday.
(5/5)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's estimate for the
NuScale Power US460 Standard Design Approval is 50,000 staff review hours ($15M) and $650K in contractor support with a 24-month review timeline.
NuScale Power US460 Standard Design Approval is 50,000 staff review hours ($15M) and $650K in contractor support with a 24-month review timeline.
October 2, 2023 at 8:51 PM
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's estimate for the
NuScale Power US460 Standard Design Approval is 50,000 staff review hours ($15M) and $650K in contractor support with a 24-month review timeline.
NuScale Power US460 Standard Design Approval is 50,000 staff review hours ($15M) and $650K in contractor support with a 24-month review timeline.
Heavy rain along the US460 corridor between Farmville and Roanoke yesterday.
Some quick rises in the Staunton River through tomorrow between Smith Mountain and Buggs Island Lakes... but staying well within its banks.
Brookneal forecast below. Up about 2.5 feet by late tonight.
Some quick rises in the Staunton River through tomorrow between Smith Mountain and Buggs Island Lakes... but staying well within its banks.
Brookneal forecast below. Up about 2.5 feet by late tonight.
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Heavy rain along the US460 corridor between Farmville and Roanoke yesterday.
Some quick rises in the Staunton River through tomorrow between Smith Mountain and Buggs Island Lakes... but staying well within its banks.
Brookneal forecast below. Up about 2.5 feet by late tonight.
Some quick rises in the Staunton River through tomorrow between Smith Mountain and Buggs Island Lakes... but staying well within its banks.
Brookneal forecast below. Up about 2.5 feet by late tonight.
10:45am. US460 Eastbound, just west of Greenview Drive in Campbell County. #swvawx http://t.co/3BH5ayuz7M
December 4, 2024 at 8:37 PM
10:45am. US460 Eastbound, just west of Greenview Drive in Campbell County. #swvawx http://t.co/3BH5ayuz7M
9:24am. VDOT camera photo of US460 at the entrance to the Virginia Tech campus http://t.co/FvpRtPrNiO
December 5, 2024 at 12:30 AM
9:24am. VDOT camera photo of US460 at the entrance to the Virginia Tech campus http://t.co/FvpRtPrNiO
2:20pm. Looking west down US460 from our Candlers Mountain Camera. Storm approaching camera from southwest. http://t.co/APP3W8j8E7
December 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM
2:20pm. Looking west down US460 from our Candlers Mountain Camera. Storm approaching camera from southwest. http://t.co/APP3W8j8E7
Along US460 in Bedford County. Sent in at 6:43pm from our friend Kathi Rakes. http://t.co/s4OxR0IrdM
December 5, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Along US460 in Bedford County. Sent in at 6:43pm from our friend Kathi Rakes. http://t.co/s4OxR0IrdM
.@NWSBlacksburg 8:55am. Playground at Leesville Road ES, Campbell Co, just across US460 from KLYH. Vis < 2mi. #swvawx http://t.co/LPpGQmR0av
December 5, 2024 at 8:42 PM
.@NWSBlacksburg 8:55am. Playground at Leesville Road ES, Campbell Co, just across US460 from KLYH. Vis < 2mi. #swvawx http://t.co/LPpGQmR0av
1:45pm Monday. Looking west down US460 from our Candlers Mountain camera. Much of Greater Lynchburg still blanketed. http://t.co/lpBbbedp9y
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December 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM
1:45pm Monday. Looking west down US460 from our Candlers Mountain camera. Much of Greater Lynchburg still blanketed. http://t.co/lpBbbedp9y
Most precip continues south of US460. Slow change to rain in coming 2-4 hours, then all gone later this afternoon. http://t.co/RlxXU5uh2g
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December 5, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Most precip continues south of US460. Slow change to rain in coming 2-4 hours, then all gone later this afternoon. http://t.co/RlxXU5uh2g