How small modular reactors could expand nuclear power in the …
Sep 7, 2024 · New designs called small modular reactors, or SMR in shorthand, promise to speed deployment of new plants as demand for clean electricity is rising from artificial intelligence, …
Tech companies want small nuclear reactors. Here’s how they’d …
Oct 23, 2024 · Last week, both Google and Amazon announced agreements with companies that are developing small modular reactors. These reactors would produce less power than current reactors, and many...
Five of the World’s Leading Small Modular Reactor Companies
Jan 9, 2023 · Small modular reactors (SMRs) are disrupting conventional notions surrounding nuclear power. Smaller, more compact, and producing minimal emissions, this innovative alternative to traditional nuclear power is receiving more public and private sector attention as governments scramble to meet global energy needs reliably and responsibly.
Small Modular Reactors - World Nuclear News
3 days ago · France-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo is to create a joint venture with Italy's NextChem to develop a new generation commercial-scale power plant, based on Newcleo's LFR-AS-200 small modular lead-cooled fast reactor.
1st small modular nuclear reactor certified for use in US
Jan 20, 2023 · The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified the design for what will be the United States’ first small modular nuclear reactor. The rule that certifies the design was published Thursday in the Federal Register.
The Small Modular Reactor Revolution Is Arriving Soon
Oct 1, 2024 · It’s been a big year for nuclear energy in the U.S. The Department of Energy has allocated a large amount of capital to nuclear energy research and has committed $900 million to advance Gen III+ (more on them below) small modular reactors (SMRs).
DOE Announces $900 Million to Accelerate the Deployment of …
Jun 17, 2024 · As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to fund up to $900 million to support the initial U.S. deployments of Generation III+ (Gen III+) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies.
New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear ... - CNN
Feb 1, 2024 · The Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, sends energy to around 200,000 people on land using next-wave nuclear technology: small modular reactors.
NRC Certifies First U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design
Jan 20, 2023 · The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its final rule in the Federal Register to certify NuScale Power’s small modular reactor. The company’s power module becomes the first SMR design certified by the NRC and just the seventh reactor design cleared for use in the United States.
SMRs becoming a reality, says Grossi - World Nuclear News
Oct 25, 2024 · Small modular reactors are "one of the most promising, exciting and necessary technological developments" in recent times and are now becoming a reality, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said at the agency's first international conference on SMRs.