reactor

Bill Gates breaks ground on first Gen-IV nuclear plant in the US

Posted in Hardware, Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

The idea is that the reactor generates power at a constant rate, which is the most efficient approach, and stores the energy as heat in the molten salt.

Japanese Companies Invest in British Core Power Floating Nuclear Power

Posted in Business, Science on 26th May, 2023
by Alex Muller

Floating nuclear power plants are seen as having future growth potential because they provide flexible location options.

NuScale merger to accelerate small modular reactor commercialisation

Posted in Business, Hardware on 27th Dec, 2021
by Alex Muller

NuScale Power Module is a pressurised water reactor with all the components for steam generation and heat exchange incorporated into a single unit, capable of generating up to 77 MWe.

GE Hitachi Starts Licensing Small Modular Nuclear Reactor

Posted in Business, Science on 3rd Feb, 2020
by Alex Muller

They say it will be price competitive with natural gas. Small Reactor projects will be $1-2 billion instead of $10+ billion for large reactors.