«If we can demonstrate let's say
the first modular reactor in the early part of the next decade, then what we hope is it's part of the planning process in the middle of the next decade for our utilities,» Moniz said.
«If we have a viable pathway at building nuclear power in smaller bites, the whole financing structure can change and make it much more affordable... If we can demonstrate let's say
the first modular reactor in the early part of the next decade, then what we hope is it's part of the planning process in the middle of the next decade for our utilities.
Not exact matches
The Tennessee Valley Authority recently announced plans to build the nation's
first small
modular reactor in eastern Tennessee.
We are pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between our wholly owned subsidiary SMR, LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Office (DOE - SR), along with the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), has been executed to situate our
first 160 MW (e) small
modular reactor at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Terrestrial Energy has begun a feasibility study for the siting of the
first commercial Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories» (CNL) Chalk River site, with a further vision of creating a technology hub at CNL to support the commercialisation of small
modular reactors (SMR).
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed the
first phase in the design certification application (DCA) process for NuScale Power's small
modular reactor (SMR).
The
first small
modular reactor (SMR) application has passed an intensive Phase 1 review by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), potentially marking the next chapter in civilian nuclear power in the US.
The US has been building small
modular nuclear
reactors since the 1950's when the
first nuclear powered submarine was launched.
They'll be drilling core samples, documenting geologic, hydrologic, and seismic conditions — the initial step in plans to site the world's
first commercial small
modular nuclear
reactors (SMRs) here.