Designs / dsn-star-lm

STAR-LM (Secure Transportable Autonomous Reactor - Liquid Metal)

Argonne's natural-circulation lead-cooled reactor of 400 MWt and 178 MWe, the electricity member of the STAR family described in IAEA-TECDOC-1536 (2007). 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
Module electrical
178 MWe (nameplate (gross/net unspecified))
Module thermal
400 MWth (nameplate_unspecified)
Inclusion basis
smr_by_design_class
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-10-03

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