NuScale Energy Supply for Oil Recovery and Refining Applications

The oil recovery and refining market is highly energy intensive, representing roughly 7% of the total U.S. energy consumption. The NuScale small modular reactor design is especially well suited for supplying clean, reliable energy to this market due to the compact size of the reactor and the high degree of modularity included in the design, allowing multiple reactors to be combined into a scalable central plant. A preliminary technical and economic assessment has been completed to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of using NuScale power modules to support oil recovery and refining processes, thus reducing the overall carbon footprint of these industrial complexes and preserving valuable fossil resources as feedstock for higher value products.