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How long will it take to build a NuScale plant and when will the first one go into operation?

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How long will it take to build a NuScale plant and when will the first one go into operation?

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Because of the modular and scalable design, NuScale anticipates a construction timeframe of 36 months from the first concrete to fuel load for the first reactor module. Additional modules can then be added as needed. NuScale projects that the first plant can go into operation as early as 2018.