UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:27:37 +0000

The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. On Sept. 25, it announced that Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi Nuclear […]

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The Rolls-Royce SMR, utilizing established Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) technology, is designed to generate up to 470 MWe of low-carbon energy, comparable to over 150 onshore wind turbines. The plant has a 60-year design life and a capacity factor above 95%. Its modular construction, involving 1,500 transportable modules, aims to reduce on-site construction time. The SMR is designed with both passive and active safety features, and it has potential for cogeneration applications. Rolls-Royce SMR targets both domestic and international markets, focusing on scalability and competitive energy generation. Courtesy: Rolls-Royce SMR

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How Pennsylvania Is Fostering A Nuclear Renaissance in the Making

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:31:46 +0000

Pennsylvania has been a hotspot for nuclear power since the advent of commercial nuclear power, which it pioneered with first power from the 60-MW Shippingport Atomic Power Station near Pittsburgh […]

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The first large-scale nuclear power plant in the world began operating in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1957—15 years after Enrico Fermi demonstrated the first sustained nuclear reaction. The Duquesne Light Company of Pittsburgh built and operated the Shippingport Atomic Power Station on a site it owned on the Ohio River until the power plant was retired in 1982. Source: Library of Congress

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BWXT Secures Contract to Advance Domestic Uranium Enrichment Pilot Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:12:31 +0000

BWXT Technologies has won a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to evaluate options for deploying a centrifuge pilot plant that could establish a new domestic uranium enrichment […]

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Cascade of gas centrifuges used to enrich uranium. This 1984 photograph is of the gas centrifuge plant in Piketon, Ohio. Courtesy: U.S. Photonics, Inc/NRC/Flickr

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The ADVANCE Act—Legislation Crucial for a U.S. Nuclear Renaissance—Clears Congress. Here’s a Detailed Breakdown

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:46:13 +0000

The U.S. Senate has passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, sweeping legislation that seeks to promote U.S. nuclear leadership, accelerate advanced nuclear technology […]

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DOE Speeds Up Development of Experimental Fast Reactor, Sustain Flagging U.S. Nuclear Sector

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:06:33 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) officially launched development of its Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), an experimental fast reactor that will foster experiments with much higher neutron energy and flux compared to the nation’s existing 35 research reactors to develop advanced nuclear fuel for future nuclear power plants in the U.S. The facility, it says, is […]

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