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GEH Launches NRC Licensing Process for BWRX-300, an ESBWR-Derived SMR

January 30, 2020 admin Business, bwr, bwrx-300, esbwr, Gas, geh, History, International, news, NRC, Nuclear, NuScale, Plant Design, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:28:11 +0000

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Marking another major milestone for U.S.-based small modular reactor (SMR) development, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said it has formally begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300, a 300-MW water-cooled nuclear technology that it claims could be competitive with natural gas power. The company revealed on Jan. 30 that it submitted the first licensing […]

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Small Modular Reactors Gain Momentum in Europe

October 3, 2019 admin Business, bwrx-300, Czech Republic, Estonia, ge hitachi nuclear energy, geh, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Plant Design, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:47:32 +0000

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and NuScale Power, two leading companies in the race to build small modular reactors (SMRs) for power generation, have recently announced deals that could result to new plants being constructed in Europe. Feasibility Studies in Estonia GEH on Oct. 3 said it had signed an agreement with Fermi Energia OÜ, […]

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

August 8, 2019 admin advanced nuclear reactors, DOE, fast reactor, geh, haleu, inl, news, Nuclear, ornl, prism, versatile test reactor, vtr

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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Technology Selected for DOE’s Versatile Test Reactor Program

November 19, 2018 admin advanced reactor, bechtel, Business, DOE, ge hitachi nuclear energy, geh, idaho national laboratory, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, Research and Development, Technology, versatile test reactor, vtr

Battelle Energy Alliance—the management and operating contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)—selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) PRISM technology to support the U.S. Department of Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) program. The VTR program is expected to accelerate the development of fuels and materials for U.S. advanced reactors, utilizing fast neutron spectrum technology. Rather […]

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