Small Modular Reactors

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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GE Hitachi chases gas plant displacement with new 300 MW reactor

Apr 18, 2018

The capital cost of GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 boiling water reactor is estimated to be up to 50% lower than other light water reactor SMRs while operations and maintenance (O&M) costs...

NuScale eyes first SMR module by 2020 as licensing hits year 1 targets

Apr 18, 2018

A year in, NuScale's SMR design license review remains "on or ahead of schedule" and the developer plans to select its preferred supplier group for the module...

New Jersey lawmakers agree nuclear subsidies; EDF finds welding issues at new French reactor

Apr 18, 2018

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