Next generation reactors we are building right now can burn fuel more efficiently and produce less waste — and even burn the waste from older reactors.
Not exact matches
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.
And we're now inviting bids to help develop the
next generation of small modular
reactors.
In its efforts to develop safer, cheaper, and more efficient nuclear
reactors, the Idaho National Laboratory has researched half a dozen
next -
generation reactor designs; these two (the sodium - cooled fast
reactor and the very - high - temperature
reactor) are the most promising.
JAEA engineers are also designing a
next -
generation fast
reactor, but there has been no decision on actually building it.
In partnership with the Universities of Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, Cardiff, and the Open University, the programme will examine issues such as the design of
next -
generation nuclear
reactors,
reactor performance,
reactor monitoring, materials for nuclear
reactors that can withstand high temperatures, and nuclear waste disposal.
Southern Co. and its partners have dug 27.5 meters down into that soil to reach bedrock and are now filling up the hole to provide a stable foundation for what is likely to be the first of a new
generation of
reactors in the U.S.: two new AP - 1000 models at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant that stand
next to two older pressurized water
reactors, which came online in the 1980s.
The plan boosts funding, however, for the
Generation IV program that supports multinational research and development for next - generation reactors and also would increase funding for fuel - cycle research and development within DoE's nuclear ener
Generation IV program that supports multinational research and development for
next -
generation reactors and also would increase funding for fuel - cycle research and development within DoE's nuclear ener
generation reactors and also would increase funding for fuel - cycle research and development within DoE's nuclear energy office.
Yet it remains to be seen whether the AP1000 will herald nuclear's
next generation, especially because the
reactor is on its 18th design revision and a couple of key safety questions remain unresolved.
Earlier this week, John Parmentola, senior vice president of energy and advanced concepts at General Atomics, told a House energy subcommittee that the United States needs to invest in a test bed nuclear
reactor to ramp up development in the
next generation of atomic energy (E&E Daily, May 14).
The SMR - 160 small modular
reactor is a
next generation design prioritizing safety, simplicity, reliability and affordability to meet the world's growing energy needs.
The ZED - 2
Reactor Safety & Instrumentation School will introduce Canada's
next -
generation of nuclear engineers and scientists to the facilities, techniques, and current areas of research in experimental
reactor physics,
reactor safety, and nuclear instrumentation.
Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) has made its
next -
generation GNF3 boiling water
reactor (BWR) fuel assembly available to customers for the first time.
It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $ 200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its
next -
generation nuclear
reactor.
Lightbridge is developing and commercializing
next generation nuclear fuel technology that will significantly improve the economics and safety of existing and new
reactors, with a meaningful impact on preventing climate change.
This will be used to fuel some of the
next generation of
reactors such as the IFR.
What's needed now is a new national commitment to the development, testing, demonstration, and early stage commercialization of a broad range of new nuclear technologies — from much smaller light - water
reactors to
next generation ones — in search of a few designs that can be mass produced and deployed at a significantly lower cost than current designs.
Rather than creating new solutions, efforts to restart the U.S. nuclear industry have mostly focused on encouraging utilities to build the
next generation of large, light - water
reactors with loan guarantees and various other subsidies and regulatory fixes.
Subtitle C:
Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project -(Sec. 641) Instructs the Secretary to establish the
Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project consisting of design, construction, and operation of a prototype plant, including a nuclear
reactor: (1) based on
Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative research and development; and (2) used to generate electricity or produce hydrogen, or do both.
Most important, though, is that moving to
next generation nuclear and molten salt
reactors will require subsidies to get that moving.
China has at least four
next generation nuclear
reactors in the works, including one financed by Bill Gates, who is expected to put millions and perhaps billions of his own money into the joint venture.
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.
Next -
Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP)- The Department of Energy and the NRC complied with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in examining the NGNP advanced
reactor project.
``... research on the
next generation of nuclear energy systems that can be made available to the market by 2030 or earlier, and that can offer significant advances toward these challenging goals; in particular, six candidate
reactor system designs have been identified.
However, all of these designs must demonstrate enhanced safety above and beyond current light water
reactor systems if the
next generation of nuclear power plants is to grow in number far beyond the current population.
This 21st century moon shot would include a serious carbon tax,
next -
generation nuclear (breeder
reactors), carbon capture and enhanced geothermal systems that tap the heat of the earth 10 kilometres down.
We are exceptionally well - versed in the
next generation of nuclear power plants, including Small Modular
Reactors (SMRs).