Sentences with phrase «reactor designs under»

While there are more than 90 advanced nuclear technology and small modular reactor designs under various stages of development, GEH and ARC Nuclear view sodium fast reactors as being the most mature advanced reactor technology with decades of real operating experience from more than 20 previous reactors.

Not exact matches

The AP1000 has received design certification from the NRC, and the first AP1000 design reactors are currently under construction in China.

The NRC has begun discussions with Babcock & Wilcox Co. about its proposed mPower modular reactor design that is currently under consideration by the Tennessee Valley Authority for construction at TVA's Clinch River site in Tennessee.

There are also applications for at least 20 other reactors under scrutiny at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-- the government agency charged with monitoring the nation's reactors — including final approval of the AP - 1000 design.

The CAREM design was developed by Invap under contract with the CNEA as a simplified modular pressurised water reactor (PWR) with integral steam generators.

Filed under: Regulation, New build, Reactor design, Small Modular Reactors, United States, Innovation

Nuclear - grade zirconium alloys and products are used in the fabrication of fuel assemblies, which are used in the vast majority of nuclear reactor designs either currently operating, under construction, or planned around the world.

The NuScale design also has unique safety characteristics: under abnormal conditions, the reactor can shut itself down and cool itself for indefinite periods without the need for human intervention, water addition or external electricity supplies.

Filed under: Regulation, Operation and maintenance, Reactor design, Small Modular Reactors, USA, Innovation

To my mind, the Fukushima failure also builds the case for the kind of push under way in China, which is moving forward with construction of the first two of a new generation of nuclear reactors — cooled by helium, not water, and designed in a way that can not produce a meltdown of the fuel.

(There are other commercial «smaller and sooner» efforts under way, including a much - touted and much - discussed Lockheed Martin reactor design.)

The U.S. built a molten salt reactor in the 1960s at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, under the tutelage of Alvin Weinberg, who was also a pioneer of uranium civilian nuclear power and who came to favor safer molten salt designs.

Under the agreement, B&W will provide TerraPower with services and program support, such as: design and fabrication of components; fuel fabrication process development, prototype fabrication and fuel services; reactor design engineering; reactor operations support; engineering services; flow loop testing; licensing support; and materials testing.

There are eight new small modular reactors on a fast track to generic approval in the US — and more than 45 designs under development globally.

The take home conclusions are 1) Newer reactor designs should be even better for surviving earthquake and external power outages and 2) It will be hard to under estimate problems (like flooding) now that the results from under estimating have been shown.

China has no experience in operating these more advanced models; several of the Generation - III reactors it has currently under construction are already facing delays due to post-Fukushima design changes or supply chain issues.