Company Background

Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC (ARC)

“Powering the World”

The mission of Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC (ARC) is to commercialize a disruptive new technology for power generation in the form of a small-scale (50 MWe - 100 MWe), factory-built nuclear reactor with fixed fuel costs for 20 years. The ARC reactor is a sodium-cooled, metal fueled, fast-reactor. It is designed to provide safe, clean, affordable and proliferation-resistant nuclear power to energy starved markets in both the developed and the developing world. The ARC reactor can be used for distributed power, incremental capacity additions, load following, and base load applications. Additionally, because of its size, dispatch flexibility and robust safety features, the ARC reactor will be an attractive option for non-traditional uses, such as water desalination, shale oil extraction and hydrogen production. The non-proliferation features of the ARC reactor make it suitable for deployment anywhere in the world. Moreover, the 20-year fueling cycle gives the customer a high level of energy security, while outsourcing the complexity of fueling operation. With its efficient use of resources and self-incineration of nuclear waste, the ARC reactor fully supports the sustainable development goals of countries and markets that might not otherwise have any effective options.

The ARC reactor is based on technology proven by over 30 years of successful operation of EBR II, an experimental program operated by the U.S. government. The basic EBR II technology has been enhanced through numerous, significant innovations to create a “Fourth Generation” solution that will have wide applicability in, both, the US and export markets around the world.

The ARC technical team includes scientists and engineers who were senior participants in the EBR II program.