Small Modular Reactors

UK funding spurs advanced reactor R&D but application outlook needed

Jul 18, 2018

New funding measures for advanced reactor research and manufacturing will help the UK retain and grow its nuclear expertise and signals support for a widening range of SMR applications...

NuScale engineers eye further SMR savings after 20% capacity boost

Jul 5, 2018

Engineering research which drove last month’s 20% increase in module capacity has identified additional potential cost savings, Tom Mundy, Chief Commercial Officer for NuScale Power,...

Canada advances four SMR designs towards demo reactor; Finland EPR start-up delayed

Jun 20, 2018

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Nuclear build costs could fall by over 35% using global learnings

Jun 6, 2018

New nuclear plants could become competitive in Europe and North America if developers prioritize labor deployment, project governance and other drivers which have slashed costs in Asia...

Trump orders ‘immediate’ action to keep reactors online; UK stake in Hitachi plant now on table

Jun 6, 2018

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Ontario Power Generation predicts SMR openings in booming mining sectors

May 16, 2018

Demand from Canada's mining sector could support a fleet of cost-effective small modular reactors (SMRs), including up to 2 GW of capacity in Ontario's Ring of Fire...

Quarter of U.S. nuclear fleet at risk of closure; Lawmakers pass pro-Yucca Mountain bill

May 16, 2018

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NuScale targets SMR staff costs below nuclear industry average

May 2, 2018

Component standardization, simplicity, and automation in NuScale Power’s IPWR design should reduce operational staff count to around 0.7 staff per MW, Ross Snuggerud, NuScale’s Senior...

Nuclear hydrogen economics could favor small modular designs

May 2, 2018

High temperatures and operational flexibility could position small modular reactors (SMRs) at the heart of the growing hydrogen market, experts told Nuclear Energy Insider.

China loads fuel at world's first AP1000 reactor; Bruce Power awards CA$914mn of supply contracts

May 2, 2018

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