Challenges and Technology-Driven Opportunities for Safeguarding Microreactors

ED Ryan, I Trivedi, S Terlizzi, A Shields… - Nuclear Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Nuclear microreactors (MRs) represent a new class of reactors characterized by their
compactness, portability, and low power output. These features enable MRs to supply …

Human factors for advanced reactors

RL Boring - 2023 - osti.gov
Existing light water reactors in the US are primarily large baseload electricity generating
facilities. The concept of operations for these plants remains largely unchanged since the …

Architecture Design for Remote Operation of Microreactors

M Culler, J Oncken, K Stevens… - 2024 Resilience Week …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The nuclear sector is pursuing a number of advanced reactor concepts, one of which is the
microreactor, an advanced reactor characterized by a power output of less than 20 MWth …

[PDF][PDF] Risk Analysis for Remote Operation of Microreactors

MJ Culler, JE Oncken, K Stevens… - 2024 Pacific Basin …, 2024 - inldigitallibrary.inl.gov
Microreactors are a subset of advanced nuclear reactors that can be factory fabricated,
transportable, and self-regulating. They have the potential to be used in microgrids, rural …