Economic potential and barriers of small modular reactors in Europe

N Van Hee, H Peremans, P Nimmegeers - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, as outlined in the European Green Deal, nuclear
power is expected to double between 2020 and 2050, mainly due to its low-carbon …

Bibliometric review and technical summary of PWR small modular reactors

P Fernández-Arias, D Vergara, Á Antón-Sancho - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the real problem of climate change and the consequent need to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, nuclear energy can be considered a real technological option in the absence …

Accident event progression, gaps, and key performance indicators for steam generator tube rupture events in water-cooled SMRs: A review

HH Abdellatif, PK Bhowmik, D Arcilesi… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
According to historical records of reactor-related incidents, a steam generator tube rupture
(SGTR) is one of the most common occurrences at operating pressurized water reactors …

Closing the nuclear fuel cycle: Strategic approaches for NuScale-like reactor

KA Carvalho, G Barros, MHS Araújo… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study proposes the potential implementation of eight different closed fuel cycle
strategies for a NuScale-like reactor core using its own spent fuel as a reusable source of …

Assessing the viability of non-light water reactor concepts for electricity and heat generation in decarbonized energy systems

A Wimmers, F Böse, L Göke - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.15083, 2024 - arxiv.org
Recent pledges to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050 suggest a" nuclear renaissance,"
bolstered by reactor concepts such as sodium-cooled fast reactors, high-temperature …

Northwest [Chapter 27]

L Erikson, M Chang, K Araujo… - In: Crimmins, AR; …, 2024 - research.fs.usda.gov
Abstract The Northwest-Washington, Oregon, and Idaho-encompasses diverse
communities, economies, and ecosystems, with almost 14 million residents. 1 From western …

[PDF][PDF] United States–Brazil Joint Study: A Preliminary Assessment of Opportunities and Challenges for Small Modular Reactors in Brazil

J Christensen, E Worsham, G Griffith, A Wrobel… - 2023 - epe.gov.br
This report supplies the technical information to enable a broader understanding of different
technology choices for nuclear reactors in Brazil. The assessment characteristics of this …

US-Brazil Joint Study to Assess Market and Commercial Opportunities for SMRs

JA Christensen, HC Bryan, AM Wrobel, EK Worsham… - 2023 - osti.gov
This report supplies the technical information to enable a broader understanding of different
technology choices for nuclear reactors in Brazil. The assessment characteristics of this …

[PDF][PDF] Functional analysis, diversity and defense-in-depth principle applied for instrumentation and control architecture in accordance with US NRC Análise funcional …

DA de Andrade, LO Freire… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - repositorio.ipen.br
De acordo com a AIEA (2020), um grande número de centrais nucleares (NPP) está a
completar 30 a 40 anos de funcionamento, e muitas delas podem prolongar a vida útil por …

Safety analysis and risk assessment of an application of SMR concepts (Small Modular Reactors)

C Pistner, M Englert, B Wealer, B Steigerwald… - 2021 - inis.iaea.org
[en] SMR concepts (" Small Modular Reactors") date back to developments in the 1950s, in
particular the attempt to use nuclear power as a propulsion technology for military …