Sentences with phrase «reactor technology»

Another question is what will small modular reactor technology look like?

The operational flexibility of this advanced reactor technology enables true load following to complement the intermittent generation of renewable energy technologies now being deployed.

An international task force is developing six nuclear reactor technologies for deployment between 2020 and 2030.

This in - depth study provides nuclear reactor technology assessments and overall evaluations of the major reactor designs currently available in the world.

New fuel cycles and reactor technologies addressing some of these issues are being investigated and progress in research and development has been made concerning safety and waste disposal.

R&D related to advanced reactor technology and fuel cycle sustainability, efficiency, and safety would be scaled back and shifted to earlier - stage technology.

Investing in advanced fuels research is critical to developing a new nuclear reactor technology.

Safety and flexibility NuScale has designed an extraordinarily safe Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (IPWR) based on light water reactor technology proven in operation for over 50 years.

«GEH has broad engineering experience, deep technical capability and significant investment in its sodium fast reactor technology program that builds on a 60 - year history as an original equipment manufacturer of more than 60 boiling water reactors worldwide,» said Jay Wileman, President and CEO, GEH.

Today, there are a range of nascent, smaller nuclear power plant designs, some of them modifications of the current light - water reactor technologies used on submarines, and others, like thorium fuel and fast breeder reactors, which are based on entirely different nuclear fission technologies.

Efforts to make nuclear plants appear competitive with central coal or gas plants by enlarging nuclear subsidies or taxing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are futile, because windpower and some other renewables, cogeneration, and technologies for wringing more work from each kilowatt - hour, will still win in the marketplace — by margins far too great for new reactor technologies or further - streamlined siting and regulation to overcome, even in principle.

In April 2015, NuScale launched its NuScale Diverse Energy Platform (NuDEP) highlighting its small modular reactor technology as the nuclear «plug - n - play» solution for providing reliable power to diverse applications.

«GEH has broad engineering experience, deep technical capability and significant investment in its sodium fast reactor technology program that builds on a 60 - year history as an original equipment manufacturer of more than 60 boiling water reactors worldwide,» said the company's president and CEO Jay Wileman.

Much of the interest in those countries has centered on the prospect of small modular nuclear reactors, a variety of reactor technology designed to be factory - produced, simple and quick to construct, and more robust in terms of safety.

The primary contribution to the SOLAR - JET project is in the development of the solar reactor technology for the H2O / CO2 - splitting thermochemical cycle via ceria redox reactions.

India and Canada's respective industries are highly compatible because nuclear power plants in both countries are derived from a common reactor technology.

Advanced fast - neutron reactor technology, however, permits an alternative recycling strategy that does not involve pure plutonium at any stage.

Additionally, Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a founding member of NuStart Energy, a consortium of utilities created in 2004 for the dual purposes of obtaining a COL from the NRC, using the never - before - used, streamlined licensing process developed in 1992; and completing the design engineering for the selected reactor technologies.

TerraPower wants to partner with countries that are actively pursuing fast, breeder reactor technology.

That may mean advanced nuclear power can not contribute much to efforts to combat climate change in the near term, which leaves current reactor technology as the only short - term nuclear option — and one that is infrequently employed at the global scale at present.

SNC - Lavalin's Nuclear team was greatly enhanced by the 2011 purchase of the commercial reactor division of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited along with the development and marketing rights to CANDU ® reactor technology.

In addition, the report provides an in - depth discussion of the broader issues impacting SMRs, such as the keys to successful deployment for SMRs, comparisons with larger reactor technologies, specific applications for SMRs, and the broader issues facing potential customers for SMRs.

Our research and development capabilities have contributed to two of the most successful reactor technologies in the world: the versatile CANDU ® power reactors and the ultra-safe SLOWPOKE research reactors.

This involves improvement of the processes both in terms of their environmental performance and efficiency through the application of catalysis, alternative solvents and reagents, and novel reactor technologies.

The company says the reactor design is a combination of nuclear fission, space reactor technologies and over 50 years of commercial nuclear systems design, engineering and innovation.

To generate these ultrathin, conformal and uniform coatings on ultra-high aspect ratio bulk materials we are using a customized ALD reactor technology.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC have agreed to collaborate in the development and licensing of an advanced small modular reactor based on Generation IV sodium - cooled reactor technology.

Earlier this month, the U-Battery consortium - led by Urenco - registered its micro-modular reactor technology for pre-licensing Vendor Design Review with the CNSC.

Dr Schiffer commented: «The Council's 2016 Resources report, which covers all energy sources, identified many future reactor technologies which are at various stages of research and development.

However, nuclear waste storage remains a significant problem with existing reactor technology, not to mention public concern, especially in the wake of Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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

The fluoride reactor technology that was developed in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s at Oak Ridge National Lab is the key.

The small modular reactor technology provides a splendid new opportunity for America to reclaim its mantle of technical pre-eminence in this strategically important industry.

The company pointed out that its own mPower reactor is based on pressurized water reactor technology using standard enriched uranium as fuel, whereas TerraPower's TWR «is a larger reactor based on Generation IV technology and designed to use depleted uranium as fuel.»

«We have a unique combination of nuclear knowledge and laboratory expertise, infrastructure, location and much more to make the Site a natural fit for advancing the small modular reactor technology... We are about reinvigorating SRS assets to impact national needs and influence new missions for the future of the Savannah River Site.»

I've seen nuclear scientists on Reddit before answering questions about Thorium reactor technology, and stating in no unclear terms that it is not currently feasible.

«As you know,» he added, «The Russians have done a lot of work on fast reactor technology, and they have to find a cost - effective means of reducing their plutonium stockpile.

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory began developing fast - reactor technology in the 1950s.

That legacy of nuclear energy development continues today at The University of Manchester in the form of research on new reactor technologies and related areas, says Denecke.

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.

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 Government of Canada could build on this momentum to develop an expanded MoU on civilian nuclear technology co-operation that includes research in pressurized heavy water reactor technology, nuclear medicine and other areas discussed by the prime ministers.