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Industrial Process Heat and the SmAHTR
Current energy plans, and energy discussions largely ignore several future energy problems. For example, may industrial processes require significant heat. About 2/3 of the energy used in industry is used in the form of heat. The other third is in the form of electricity, or which a significant portion is transformed into heat. Thus... [read more]
Pebble-bed reactor loses funding
PBMR to lay off 75% of staff The South African government will stop funding research and development work on the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). About 600 of the 800 staff will be let go which is expected to trigger an exodus of nuclear expertise from the country. Public Enterprise Minister Barbara Hogan told Bloomberg wire... [read more]
Energy Sec Chu saves PBMR Pebble Bed Project
Dramatic rescue announced at IAEA meeting U.S. Department of Energy officials today know what it is like to be a hero like the Lone Ranger. With a shout, metaphorically speaking, of "hi yo Silver away!" heard halfway accross the globe, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has come to the rescue of South Africa's PBMR... [read more]
South Africa's PBMR Pebbles in Peril
Eskom’s financial collapse "indefinitely postpones" construction of a pilot plantThe much ballyhooed Pebble Bed Reactor project is on the rocks. Speaking at the World Nuclear Association (WNA) on Sept 11th, PBMR CEO Jaco Kriek said construction of a prototype plant has been "indefinitely postponed" due to financial constraints. The... [read more]
PBMR Sends Pebbles For Testing In Russia
Last year, the PBMR company in South Africa began testing TRISO coated fuel particles containing Uranium Dioxide enriched to 9.6% U-235. These 1 millimeter diameter fuel particles are the fundamental building blocks of the high temperature fuel that the company intends to use in their gas cooled modular reactors. The next higher level... [read more]
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