Following a year-long process, X-energy has selected Zachry Group and the combined team of Burns & McDonnell and Day & Zimmermann as constructors to collaborate and work with the company on the next phases of design and deployment of its Xe-100 advanced reactor fleet in the USA. The Xe-100 is a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, being …
Holtec says it wants to build its first SMR-160 small modular reactors (SMRs) for a four-unit power plant in the USA and to establish a “supersize factory to manufacture SMR-160s”, saying that the “first mover state will become the leader in the emerging industry”. The application for the second part of the loan comes …
John Gorman, president and chief executive of the Canadian Nuclear Association, says the oilsands is the biggest market for small modular reactors. An illustration of one of those reactors is shown here. (NuScale Power) The consortium Pathways Alliance is looking at small modular reactors to power the oil patch The pressing global need to slash emissions …
An employee leaves in his car from the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation on the right, in Middletown, Pennsylvania on March 26, 2019. Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good tells the CNBC Evolve Global Summit that energy transition is happening, but there is no technology that exists …
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and X-energy have signed a framework agreement to pursue opportunities to deploy Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs) for industrial applications in Canada. Under the agreement, OPG and X-energy will pursue opportunities to deploy Xe-100 advanced reactors in Ontario at industrial sites and identify further potential end users and sites throughout Canada. …
The upper containment cylinder of the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, was successfully installed on July 6 at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China’s Hainan province. The upper cylinder is an important component in ensuring the safety of the reactor building, and its installation lays a solid foundation for advancing …
Dive Brief: Small domestic advanced nuclear reactors could play a major role in decarbonizing electricity in the U.S. by providing carbon-free energy, balancing out solar and wind resources, and being installed at shuttered coal and other fossil plants, according to a study released July 6 by the Breakthrough Institute. These alternatives to large-scale nuclear reactors …
Rolls-Royce SMR has announced a list of potential locations for its first factory. This is the first of three factories and will manufacture the ‘heavy vessels’ for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) power station. This is the largest and most complex facility, therefore, it is important to take decisions early to enable its deployment. Construction …
1. The inner containment is one of the main components of the nuclear power plant safety system. It not only protects the reactor compartment, but also supports the polar crane used to service the nuclear reactor. Courtesy: ROSATOM The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring …
Following a thorough assessment of several Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies, SaskPower has selected the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Saskatchewan in the mid-2030s. “This is an important milestone as Saskatchewan works towards a cleaner, more sustainable future,” said Don Morgan, Minister responsible for SaskPower. “Today’s announcement further acts on the Saskatchewan Growth Plan …