Tiny nukes on trucks: Sub-20 megawatt reactors …
Small modular reactors and microreactors with power generation capacities below 20 megawatts (MW) could help power up remote locations with clean energy. The technology is similar to nuclear...
Portable nuclear 'microreactor' being developed
Former SpaceX engineers have raised $1.2 million to develop the first portable nuclear zero-emissions power source that works anywhere. Radiant claims its microreactor will provide clean energy alternative to fossil fuels for military and commercial applications. Radiant will use the funds – a combination of cash and cost-share commitments – to continue …
Westinghouse Unveils the AP300—A Miniaturized AP1000
A direct competitor for the 300-MW market is GE Nuclear Energy (GEH), which has already bagged its first customer— Ontario Power Generation (OPG)— for its BWRX-300, a boiling water ...
US begins building first 4th gen mobile nuclear reactor to power …
US begins building first 4th gen mobile nuclear reactor to power battlefields. Project Pele's objective is to design, build, and demonstrate a prototype mobile nuclear reactor within five years.
The countries building miniature nuclear reactors
Many existing plants are ageing, and new nuclear power construction is plagued by substantial delays and huge cost overruns; large-scale nuclear power plants can cost more than $10bn (£7.6bn).
Small Nuclear Reactors: Tiny NuScale Reactor Gets …
NuScale wants to put its small reactor in applications from singles that power small towns or facilities up to bundles that will work like "traditional" large-scale nuclear plants.
Xe-Mobile: Advanced Mobile Micro Nuclear Reactor Solutions
In response to these multiple potential needs, X-energy has developed the "Xe-Mobile" – a power generation system that can be delivered to the point of electricity need and quickly begin generating power. Features of the Xe-Mobile include: • Rail, truck, and sea transport compatibility • Components housed cargo containers
What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors. ... Furthermore, microreactors could serve as a backup power supply in emergency situations or replace power generators that are often ...
US firm unveils game-changing small nuclear reactor that can power …
It will produce about 300 megawatts of electricity, compared to the AP1000's 1,200 megawatts, and power about 300,000 s. AP300, a 'game-changer' technology
Mini-nuclear companies are looking for buyers …
A new generation of reactors shrink nuclear plants to a fraction of the size. [Credit: NRCgov | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0] Related Posts. ... Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the nonprofit Union of …
The Tiny, Simple Nuclear Reactor That Could …
An Oregon energy startup has a modular nuclear power reactor 1/100th the size of a traditional reactor and is supposedly far safer.
When the U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote …
Its goal: Design and build, within five years, a small, truck-mounted portable nuclear reactor that could be flown to remote locations and war zones. It would be able to be powered up and down for transport within a few days. The Navy has a long and mostly successful history of mobile nuclear power.
Five of the World's Leading Small Modular Reactor Companies
This advanced nuclear reactor company–which went public in 2022– is leading a number of large-scale projects across Central and Eastern Europe. NuScale is particularly active in Poland, where it will build its flagship VOYGR SMR power plant with up to 924 MWe of electricity as early as 2029. A …
How small modular reactors could expand nuclear power in …
Small modular reactors could help expand nuclear power in the U.S., but commercializing them has proven challenging.
The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases …
The Army abandoned its truck-mounted portable reactor program in 1965. This is the ML-1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nearly 60 years after the PM-2A was installed and the ML-1 project abandoned ...
NRC Certifies First U.S. Small Modular Reactor …
The design is an advanced light-water SMR with each power module capable of generating 50 megawatts of emissions-free electricity. NuScale's VOYGR™ SMR power plant can house up to 12 factory-built power modules that are about a …
Nuclear Energy Stocks Are Hot: Here's A List Of Tickers To …
Nuclear energy-related stocks have taken off following major announcements from Alphabet, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) as the tech industry turns ...
Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
The Department issued a multi-year cost-shared funding opportunity (U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development, DE-FOA-0001817) in 2018 to support innovative, domestic nuclear industry-driven concepts that have high potential to improve the overall economic outlook for nuclear power in the United States. This ...
The US certifies the first small modular nuclear reactor design
The Federal Regulatory Commission certified an advanced small modular nuclear reactor design for the first time, marking a milestone for next-generation nuclear power plants.
NRC Approves First U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued its final safety evaluation report on NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) design. This accomplishment is the first of its kind for a SMR and puts NuScale on track to receive a full design certification from the regulator by August 2021.. The milestone is the direct result of more than $400 million in …
BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor | GE Nuclear
Tennessee Valley Authority, Ontario Power Generation, Synthos Green Energy and GE to share in the investment of approximately $400 million to develop the BWRX-300 standard design. GEH has been selected by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as the technology partner for the Darlington New Nuclear Project.
Radiant aims to replace diesel generators with …
California company Radiant has secured funding to develop a compact, portable, "low-cost" one-megawatt nuclear micro-reactor that fits in a shipping container, powers about 1,000 homes and uses a ...
Microreactors
The U.S. Department of Defense is pursuing the concept as its military operations become more energy intensive and require portable, dense power sources. Remote, rural communities in the U.S., many of which fly or …
Project Pele: The Pentagon's Ambitious Effort to …
Transportable Nuclear Power. The most obvious advantage Project Pele puts forward is the promise of portable nuclear power. Once it is built, the reactor will be contained within a concrete shielding structure at its …
Scientists developed portable nuclear reactor with amazing …
For reference, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported in 2012 that a single megawatt of capacity for a conventional power plant produces energy similar to what is used by 400 to 900 homes in a ...
Kaleidos: Making Nuclear Power Portable at Radiant Nuclear
These are designed characteristics of Radiant Nuclear's Kaleidos, a 3.5 MWt portable nuclear microreactor intended to replace diesel generators and to provide power in remote or emergency deployment scenarios. Radiant is pursuing a fueled demonstration of this microreactor at the National Reactor Innovation Center Experimental Breeder Reactor ...
Micro nuclear reactors could cost as little as $20 million and …
Chatting with HPCwire, James Walker, CEO of Nano Nuclear Energy, outlined how micro nuclear reactors could offer a viable solution. These small, portable reactors are designed to provide clean ...
AP300™ SMR | Westinghouse Nuclear
The Westinghouse AP300™ Small Modular Reactor is the most advanced, proven and readily deployable SMR solution. Westinghouse proudly brings 70+ years of experience developing and implementing new nuclear technologies that enable reliable, clean, safe and economical sources of energy for generations to come.
Small Modular Reactors
Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd has designed a factory built nuclear power plant that will offer clean, affordable energy for all. Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd The Small Modular Reactor (SMR) business is one of the ways that Rolls-Royce is helping to ensure the UK continues to develop innovative ways to tackle the global threat of climate change.
NANO Nuclear Energy, the First Portable Nuclear …
NANO Nuclear joins 127 global nuclear energy and technology companies to support the goal of tripling global nuclear energy capacity by 2050 New York, N.Y., May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NANO ...