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Comparisons of Reduced Moderation Small Modular Reactors With Heavy Water Coolant
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020 This article presents the comparison of two reduced moderation small modular reactor concepts with heavy water coolant. Two reduced moderation small modular reactors, RMSMR-Th and RMSMR-MOX, are proposed for the sustainable utilization of nuclear ...
Tengfei Zhang +3 more
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Small modular reactor reinforcement learning framework: Automating reactor core startup
Nuclear Engineering and TechnologyA small modular reactor (SMR) has been considered a potential alternative for achieving carbon neutrality, and therefore, an increasing number of countries are performing extensive research and development. However, this is still in the development stage,
Seong Jun Bae +3 more
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Components of small and medium sized HLMC reactor plant circuits [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2018 Small and medium sized lead and lead-bismuth cooled reactors currently under development in Russia are Generation IV reactors. This paper presents a review and new scientific and engineering solutions which are in line with the evolutionary development ...
Aleksander Beznosov +2 more
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Remote Monitoring of Equipment in Small Modular Reactors
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2013 Small Modular Reactors (SMR) are being developed by several vendors for remote deployment and for small grid applications. These reactors have the additional advantage of load-following, process heat application, and improved safeguards features. The pressure vessel incorporates most of the critical equipment used for power generation, including the ...
Belle Upadhyaya +3 more
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EPJ Nuclear Sciences & TechnologiesThe Institute of Nuclear Techniques of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics is actively involved in the development of a supercritical water-cooled small modular reactor concept as a consortium member within the ECC-SMART project, which ...
Babcsány Boglárka +5 more
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Nuclear Engineering and TechnologyThe modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor (mHTGR) adopts helium as coolant, graphite as moderator and structural material, and TRISO particle-based fuel elements.
Di Jiang +4 more
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Dynamic Modeling and Control Characteristics of the Two-Modular HTR-PM Nuclear Plant
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2017 The modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor (MHTGR) is a typical small modular reactor (SMR) with inherent safety feature. Due to its high reactor outlet coolant temperature, the MHTGR can be applied not only for electricity production but also as a ...
Zhe Dong +5 more
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A SMALL MODULAR REACTOR DESIGN FOR MULTIPLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS: HTR50S
Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2013 HTR50S is a small modular reactor system based on HTGR. It is designed for a triad of applications to be implemented in successive stages. In the first stage, a base plant for heat and power is constructed of the fuel proven in JAEA's 950°C, 30MWt test ...
X. YAN +6 more
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A Perspective on Small Μodular Reactors: A Case Study for Greece
East European Journal of PhysicsGlobal efforts towards decarbonization are intensifying, but the transition to a green economy comes at a high cost, which some estimate to amount to approximately $3.5 trillion dollars annual investment, most of which is upfront.
Alexander Chroneos +4 more
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Prospects and Trends in the Development of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
EnergiesSmall Modular Reactor (SMR) concepts have developed faster than anyone could have predicted even ten years ago. Over the next decade, it is highly likely that we will see the construction and the operation of multiple SMRs based on both third- and fourth-
Dagmara Chmielewska-Śmietanko +3 more
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