NuScale Secures NRC Approval for SMR Design, Seeks First Commercial Sale
NuScale Power’s SMR design became the first small modular reactor approved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the company has not yet finalized its first commercial sale for the technology. Its shares have surged as investors eye nuclear-powered energy solutions for AI data centers.
1. Formation of Homeland Nuclear Energy Inc.
On February 3, 2026, Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp. officially launched its new subsidiary, Homeland Nuclear Energy Inc., to lead the company’s push into small modular reactor (SMR) and micro-reactor integration. Headquartered in Vancouver, the entity will centralize all SMR-related engineering, licensing and safety efforts, positioning Aegis to accelerate commercialization of modular nuclear systems across defence, remote communities and industrial microgrids.
2. Strategic Integration with Battery Energy Storage
Homeland Nuclear is tasked with marrying the baseload power of SMRs with Aegis’s proprietary Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). By combining a 50-megawatt SMR module (projected to deliver up to 400 gigawatt-hours annually) with rapidly deployable, quantum-secured battery units, the company plans to offer turnkey hybrid microgrids that can sustain mission-critical operations for up to 72 hours without external fuel or grid support.
3. Focus on Sovereign Energy Security and Regulatory Leadership
The subsidiary will concentrate on three pillars: standardized interfaces for plug-and-play reactor-battery architectures; deployment in remote northern communities and military installations vulnerable to supply chain disruptions; and collaboration with leading nuclear safety institutes to meet Canada and U.S. regulatory requirements. Initial pilot projects are slated for completion by Q4 2027, targeting power installations ranging from 5 to 20 megawatts in capacity.