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Energies, 2023 Small modular reactors with power below 300 MW have the advantages of small specific mass, long lifetime, and flexible power supply, and they are suitable for providing power support for small and medium-sized towns with small populations and remote ...
Yang Zou, Dai Ye, Yafen Liu
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Small Modular Reactor Deployment and Obstacles to Be Overcome
Energies, 2023 To meet climate policy goals, it will be necessary to deploy a series of low-carbon energy technologies, including nuclear power. The small modular reactor (SMR) can potentially support climate change mitigation and energy security issues.
Filippo Genco, Akira Tokuhiro
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A Case for Small Modular Fast Reactor [PDF]
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 2007 This paper describes a 50MWe Small Modular Fast Reactor (SMFR) design that has been developed jointly by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), and Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) as an international collaborative effort. Key design innovations include a metallic fueled core with 30-year lifetime and supercritical
Yoon I. CHANG +2 more
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Should Brazil invest in Small Modular Reactor?
Brazilian Journal of Radiation SciencesBrazil exhibits a diversified energy matrix, with 88% coming from renewable sources in 2022, prominently hydroelectricity at 64%. However, climatic vulnerability due to dependence on water for electricity generation poses a challenge during periods of ...
Valéria Emiliana Alcântara e Alves +4 more
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Analysis of small modular reactor technologies and socio-economic aspects of their application in the Russian Arctic in the era of digital transformation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Small modular reactor technologies and social, economic, and technological aspects of their application in the Russian Arctic are considered in the article.
Merkulov Viktor +3 more
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Radiological characteristics of spent nuclear fuel from small modular reactors under consideration for deployment in Ukraine [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2023 Small modular reactors represent a promising technology for power generation, offering solutions to the energy crisis and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Khotiaintseva Olena +2 more
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Analysis of thorium and transuranium utilization in a small modular reactor [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2022 This study presents neutronic analyses of a small modular reactor utilizing transuranium and thorium. Two different fuel cases are considered in the analyses as the transuranium extracted from PWR-MOX spent fuel (a form of a mixture of minor ...
Bakir Gizem
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VALIDATION OF WIMS11 FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTOR ANALYSIS [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 The WIMS (Winfrith Improved Multigroup Scheme) reactor physics code is actively being developed for whole core modelling of a range of Small Modular Reactor types including the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), High Temperature Reactor (HTR), and Liquid ...
Smith Peter +8 more
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Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 Nuclear energy plays an important role in the green low-carbon energy. The lead-based reactor is one of the most popular small modular reactor types.
Kang Chen +5 more
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Comparative analysis of the investment attractiveness of nuclear power plant concepts based on small and medium sized reactor modules and a large nuclear reactor [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2020 It seems to be of current interest to consider and analyse possible electrical and non-electrical applications of small and medium sized reactors for both the nearest and more distant future.
Andrei A. Andrianov +3 more
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