These small nuclear reactors make it possible to standardize and build off-site, greatly reducing overhead costs. One such company is NuScale, an Oregon-based company that is currently "expecting a key technical review to be complete by year's end and final design approval from the government by the second half of next year. If all goes as planned, it aims to be operating by 2026 a new kind of reactor that's far smaller than today's technology" according to a feature from Axios, which brands NuScale's operation as " the next generation of nuclear energy ." Related: Iran's Tactical Move To Skirt Sanctions With its promising business model and innovative approach to nuclear, NuScale has garnered a fair amount of governmental support.