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Is Small Nuclear Reactor R&D Fleecing the Public?
A D.C.-based watchdog organization, had awarded this year's Golden Fleece for wasting tax dollars to the federal government's efforts to promote the development of small modular nuclear reactors.[read more]
Race for DOE SMR money heats up
B&W inks MOU with First Energy for economic, siting, and licensing studiesThe Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) announced July 25 that FirstEnergy and a B&W subsidiary, Generation mPower LLC (GmP), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct studies on the potential...[read more]
SMR Alliances go for $452M In DOE gold
Four consortiums line up but only two can win This is an updated version of my coverage in Fuel Cycle Week, V11, N474 May 24, 2012, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DCAn overflow crowd at the Platts Third Annual Small Modular Reactor conference held last week in suburban Washington, D.C., got an up-close and...[read more]
Supercritical CO2 turbine being developed for SMRs
A former scientist at Sandia National Lab is bringing the technology to market Temperature / Pressure ranges for supercritical CO2 Image: S. WrightCarbon Dioxide is good for a lot of things like adding fizz to your soft drinking in its gaseous form and keeping food cold in its solid form as “dry ice.”What many people do not know is...[read more]
Competition heats up for DOE SMR funding
Westinghouse gets support from Missouri for 225 MW reactorThe race to win $452 million in cost shared funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for licensing and technical support to bring a small modular reactor (SMR) to market by 2022 got a new entry April 19. Westinghouse has partnered with Ameren to submit a proposal based on...[read more]
Small modular reactors in Iowa?
The land of Iowa - home of hogs, corn, windmills, and... SMRs (i.e., small modular reactors). Or at the least, that last part may be true pending a proposal before the Iowa Legislature (HF 561) is passed, allowing for among other things, recovery of costs while construction is in progress on nuclear projects (known as "CWIP" or "...[read more]
Underground Reactor Advantages
Underground sited. This scale was chosen so that the physical size allowed it to be factory manufactured and transported to the site,which is a significant potential cost reducer. . . .- John Rawls, Chief Scientist at General AtomicsFrom the dawn of the Nuclear era, Edward Teller was deeply concerned about reactor safety. Teller favored...[read more]
Small Nuclear Dow? Wall Street primer on SMR financing by Tamar Cerafici
By Tamar Cerafici Infocast held a gabfest for small nuclear proponents last week, promising an opportunity for small modular reactor (SMR) vendors and suppliers to understand how the future of their industry would be shaped by banks and venture capital firms. It’s high time that the SMR bandwagon includes the financiers who’ll really...[read more]
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