Designs / dsn-sstar

SSTAR (Small Secure Transportable Autonomous Reactor)

Lead-cooled small modular fast reactor of 45 MWt and 20 MWe from the US Generation IV programme, described in IAEA-TECDOC-1536 (2007) as a sealed, transportable concept. This dated design profile does not establish current development, a deployment site or any regulatory permission.

Source snapshot: 2007 (edition or document date of the cited source). Source review does not establish current availability or a deployment.

Class
SMR
Technology
Lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR)
Coolant
lead
Spectrum
fast
Developer / vendor(s) as of 2007
Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Module electrical
20 MWe (nameplate (gross/net unspecified))
Module thermal
45 MWth (nameplate_unspecified)
Inclusion basis
smr_by_design_class
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-10-03

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