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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes do not include notes and certain financial information normally presented annually under GAAP, and therefore should be read in conjunction with our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accounting measures at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year-end. Although such estimates are based on management’s most recent assessment of the underlying facts and circumstances utilizing the most current information available, our reported results of operations may not necessarily be indicative of results that we expect for the full year.
These financial statements are unaudited. In management’s opinion, they contain all adjustments of a normal recurring nature which are necessary to present fairly our financial position and our operating results as of and for the interim periods presented.

Principles of Consolidation

As part of the Transaction, NuScale Corp has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of NuScale LLC, a variable interest entity (“VIE”). As the sole managing member of NuScale LLC, NuScale Corp has both the power to direct the activities, and direct ownership to share in the revenues and expenses of NuScale LLC. As such, all the activity of NuScale LLC has been consolidated in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. All assets and liabilities included in the balance sheet are that of NuScale LLC, other than the NuScale Corp Warrants and certain prepaid insurance. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Changes in Presentation

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, amounts totaling $115 were previously included in Interest income (expense) and have been reclassified to Sponsored cost share to conform to the current year presentation on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. No such reclassifications were required for the 2023 fiscal year.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022, amounts totaling $878 and $2,597 were reclassified out of R&D expenses and into G&A expenses and Other expenses, respectively, to conform to the current year presentation. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, R&D expenses totaling $1,855 were reclassified to Other expenses to conform to the current year presentation, while for the six months ended June 30, 2022, $1,361 and $2,114 have been reclassified out of R&D expenses and into G&A expenses and Other expenses, respectively, to conform to the current year presentation.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash equivalents represent short-term, highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible to cash and have maturities of three months or less at time of purchase. Cash equivalents with an initial maturity of between three and twelve months at time of purchase are presented as short-term investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Cash equivalents and Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit. These certificates of deposit are classified as held-to-maturity, and the estimated fair value of the investment approximates its amortized cost.

Cash in the amount of $60,192 was restricted as collateral for the letter of credit associated with the Development Cost Reimbursement Agreement (“DCRA”) at June 30, 2023 (See Note 13). The DCRA spans multiple years requiring the amount to be classified as a noncurrent asset, included in Restricted cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The restricted cash balance plus Cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet equals cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, as reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Warrant Liability

The Company accounts for the Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”, under which the Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants has been estimated using the Public Warrants’ quoted market price. See note 4 for further discussion of the terms of the Warrants and note 5 for further discussion of the methodology used to determine the value of the Warrants.

Sponsored cost share

As we continue to advance our commercialization activities, we have begun to enter into cost share agreements with various entities, including both governmental and private, under which the Company is reimbursed for specific R&D activities. Currently, these entities include the DOE, United States Trade and Development Agency (“USTDA”) and CFPP LLC.

Since 2014, the DOE has provided critical funding to the Company through a series of cooperative agreements that support ongoing commercialization activities. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, DOE cost share totaled $7,193 and $25,172, respectively, while for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, DOE cost share totaled $19,547 and $45,634, respectively. Beginning in 2021, the Company partnered with USTDA to develop SMRs in foreign markets. Under USTDA’s technical assistance grant program we receive cost share commitments to support licensing work in these foreign markets. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, USTDA cost share totaled $6,882 with no cost share during the same period in the prior year, while during the six months ended June 30, 2023
and 2022, USTDA cost share totaled $9,297 and $115, respectively. Finally, we receive subrecipient cost share from CFPP LLC under a contract between the DOE and UAMPS for R&D performed with the goal of developing our first SMR. Under this agreement we received cost share of $2,165 and $5,104 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, with no cost share during the same periods in the prior year.