Sentences with phrase «advanced nuclear reactors»

Fast reactors are a class of advanced nuclear reactors that have some key advantages over traditional reactors in safety, sustainability, and waste.

He focuses on developing advanced nuclear reactors to provide reliable and affordable energy to the world by overcoming technical and regulatory barriers.

General Atomics has received two awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling more than $ 3.26 million to continue the San Diego - based company's work on developing new types of fuel for advanced nuclear reactors.

Argonne National Laboratory has more than 200 research programs in basic and applied science, including mathematics and computer science, environmental research, materials science, physics, chemistry, energy research, biology and advanced nuclear reactor technology.

The Energy Department focuses on the next generation of energy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to market.

A consortium of 16 power companies announced last week that it will help to underwrite a $ 100 million project to design a standardised advanced nuclear reactor.

Regulatory, safety, security, utility service and scientific infrastructure already in place to enable the timely licensing, construction and testing of advanced nuclear reactor prototypes.

China, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, says it will deploy advanced nuclear reactors commercially by 2030.

China has the most ambitious nuclear energy programs in the world but low demand for nuclear globally and the slow pace of innovation make the diffusion of advanced nuclear reactors unlikely before 2040.

To support innovation, Trump and Congress should take a page from history and authorize the Departments of Defense and Energy to demonstrate and purchase advanced nuclear reactors for use at military bases and laboratories.

In addition, the budget provides nearly $ 29 million to conduct advanced nuclear reactor RD&D, in particular for the development of next - generation SMR's that offer different fuel mix, fuel cycle, and cooling options.

SMRs and advanced nuclear reactor designs are also being developed to provide process heat for industrial uses, desalinization of sea water, and district steam heating.

C2ES recommends policy solutions that offer the greatest promise to support the existing fleet and lay the groundwork for advanced nuclear reactors, including:

Despite repeated promises over the past 18 years, the US Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is unlikely to deliver on its mission to develop and demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor by the mid-21st century.

The ALMR program was unique in that it involved U.S. - owned companies — General Electric, Westinghouse (now majority owned by Japan's Toshiba), Bechtel, Burns and Roe, Raytheon, Babcock and Wilcox, Borg Warner, and Foster Wheeler — working with the national laboratories to come up with an advanced nuclear reactor design.

Research can also be accelerated by direct government support of the development of sustainable technologies (energy efficiency, wind and solar power and energy storage, advanced nuclear reactors: we can not succeed without «all of the above»).

The industry is also seeing construction of an advanced nuclear reactor technology at the twin AP1000 Vogtle expansion units.

Professionals interested in learning about — and participating in — the advanced nuclear reactor supply chain, which includes small modular reactors (SMRs) based on light water type designs, as well as advanced fast reactors, are encouraged to attend the Ready4Nuclear Western U.S. and Canada Nuclear Suppliers Workshop, being held at Idaho National Laboratory May 15 - 16 in Idaho Falls.