Posted on August 26, 2018 by Mark Urbin
According to the Washington Examiner, the federal Energy Department is working with a company founded by Bill Gates (TerraPower) to develop small, less expensive/more efficient, nuclear reactors to produce electrical power.
These reactors use the molten salt cooling technology, as well as using liquefied sodium for a fuel source.
This is early stages development. A prototype 1,100 Megawatt reactor isn’t scheduled until 2030.
Certainly a step in the the right direction for reliable, carbon free energy.
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Posted on July 17, 2008 by Mark Urbin
Good news for those concerned with American Energy independence!
Plans for smaller nuclear reactors, which can be US built, have been submitted to the NRC for approval.
These small plants, which produce no greenhouse gases, are designed to produce 45-megawatts of power with a very small footprint. The unit is less than 70 feet long and the containment vessel is only 14 feet in diameter.
These can be easily placed in remote areas that currently use diesel generators and would be useful in more urban areas, such as California and the Northeast, to reduce dependence on plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas.
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