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Small Modular Reactors Aren’t Difficult Nuclear Waste Generators

December 7, 2022 admin Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, natrium, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, NuScale, power, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, snf, Spent nuclear fuel, Technology, terrapower, x-energy, xe-100

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:26:42 +0000

Many experts believe small modular reactors (SMRs), which are generally classified as nuclear power reactors with an electrical output of 300 MW or less, offer great promise for supplying the world with carbon-free energy. Several SMRs designs are under development by companies around the world including NuScale Power, GE-Hitachi, Terrestrial Energy, TerraPower, Toshiba, X-energy, and […]

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World’s Biggest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Is Powering Oil & Gas Platforms In The North Sea

November 25, 2022 admin clean power, clean tech, Energy, equinor, floating wind turbines, Fossil Fuels, hywind tampen, natural gas, North Sea, NuScale, offshore wind energy, Oil, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:30:31 +0000

Floating offshore wind turbines raise the stakes for nuclear energy stakeholders, with shorter construction time from start to finish.

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NuScale, Last Energy Make Significant Insteps for SMRs in Poland

September 13, 2022 admin AP1000, bechtel, Business, energy security, full coverage, International, last energy, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Poland, Research and Development, smrs, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:35:23 +0000

NuScale has signed a first task order and a statement of commencement with Polish mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., kicking off early work for a VOYGR nuclear power plant of up to 924 MWe that the partners could deploy as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. […]

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NRC Moves to Issue Final Design Certification for NuScale Nuclear Module

July 29, 2022 admin Business, full coverage, news, NRC, Nuclear, NuScale, smr, Technology, voygr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:09:20 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has indicated it will certify NuScale’s 50-MWe (160 MWth) small modular reactor (SMR) design, marking another definitive milestone for the reactor vendor and its technology prospects. The NRC on July 29 said it directed staff to issue a final rule that certifies the standard SMR design, for which NuScale submitted […]

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[UPDATED] Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim

June 10, 2022 admin full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear waste disposal, NuScale, Plant Design, r&d, radioactive waste, research, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Stanford, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:54:36 +0000

Findings from research led by a team that included a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairperson and experts from Stanford University suggests small modular reactors (SMRs) will generate more radioactive waste than conventional gigawatt-scale nuclear units. The results were released in a research article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]

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Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim

June 2, 2022 admin full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear waste disposal, NuScale, Plant Design, r&d, radioactive waste, research, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Stanford, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:06:36 +0000

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Small Modular Reactors Provide Opportunity to Rethink Automation for Nuclear Generation

May 2, 2022 admin arc advisory group, Business, full coverage, ge hitachi, holtec, Instrumentation & Controls, Moltex Energy, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:15:00 +0000

An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches. While instrumentation and control (I&C)

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Doosan Kicks Off NuScale SMR Production for Idaho Nuclear Project

April 26, 2022 admin Business, carbon-free power project, cfpp, dhic, doosan, doosan enerbility, engineering, full coverage, International, Manufacturing, news, Nuclear, nuclear component, NuScale, Research and Development, SCIENCE, South korea, supply chains, Technology, uamps

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:12:30 +0000

South Korean power industrial giant Doosan has agreed to forge materials for NuScale Power’s small modular reactors (SMR) starting as early as this year to support the commercial deployment of VOYGRs at the 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP) in Idaho Falls. NuScale separately also teamed with American large component forging firms to boost its U.S. […]

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Making Power Plants Purr or Putting Them to Sleep: Hard Equipment and Soft Tools

March 31, 2022 admin 3d modeling, Business, connected plant, digital, enerpac, engineering, full coverage, holtec, iiot, iiot power, maintenance, Management, news, NuScale, O&M, plant equipment, tools, workforce

Credit to Author: Kennedy Maize| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:07:00 +0000

Maintenance equipment and tools have always been important for plant operators. In the early days, the tools were likely made entirely of iron and steel, copper and brass, lead, leather, rubber, or glass. Some

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