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Author :United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :72 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (51 download)
Book Synopsis Advanced Nuclear Technologies by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Download or read book Advanced Nuclear Technologies written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Advanced Nuclear Reactors by : Mark Holt
Download or read book Advanced Nuclear Reactors written by Mark Holt and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "advanced nuclear reactor" is defined in legislation enacted in 2018 as "a nuclear fission reactor with significant improvements over the most recent generation of nuclear fission reactors" or a reactor using nuclear fusion (P.L. 115-248). Such reactors include LWR designs that are far smaller than existing reactors, as well as concepts that would use different moderators, coolants, and types of fuel. Many of these advanced designs are considered to be small modular reactors (SMRs), which the Department of Energy (DOE) defines as reactors with electric generating capacity of 300 megawatts and below, in contrast to an average of about 1,000 megawatts for existing commercial reactors. Advanced reactors are often referred to as "Generation IV" nuclear technologies, with existing commercial reactors constituting "Generation III" or, for the most recently constructed reactors, "Generation III+." Major categories of advanced reactors include advanced water-cooled reactors, which would make safety, efficiency, and other improvements over existing commercial reactors; gas-cooled reactors, which could use graphite as a neutron moderator or have no moderator; liquid-metal-cooled reactors, which would be cooled by liquid sodium or other metals and have no moderator; molten salt reactors, which would use liquid fuel; and fusion reactors, which would release energy through the combination of light atomic nuclei rather than the splitting (fission) of heavy nuclei such as uranium. Most of these concepts have been studied since the dawn of the nuclear age, but relatively few, such as sodium-cooled reactors, have advanced to commercial scale demonstration, and such demonstrations in the United States took place decades ago. The 115th Congress enacted two bills to promote the development of advanced nuclear reactors. The first, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 (NEICA), was signed into law in September 2018 (P.L. 115-248). It requires DOE to develop a versatile fast neutron test reactor that could help develop fuels and materials for advanced reactors and authorizes DOE national laboratories and other sites to host reactor testing and demonstration projects "to be proposed and funded, in whole or in part, by the private sector." The second, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA, P.L. 115-439), signed in January 2019, would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop an optional regulatory framework suitable for advanced nuclear technologies. The 115th Congress also appropriated $65 million for R&D to support development of the versatile test reactor in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2019, along with funding for ongoing advanced nuclear research and development programs (Division A of P.L. 115-244). Continued debate over advanced reactor issues is anticipated in the 116th Congress. A fundamental question may be the role of the federal government in advanced nuclear power development. DOE's budget request for FY2020 focuses the federal role on "early stage research" rather than the more expensive stages of demonstration and commercialization. Controversy is also likely to continue over the need for advanced nuclear power. Supporters contend that such technology will be crucial in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and bringing carbon-free power to the majority of the world that currently has little access to electricity. However, some observers and interest groups have cast doubt on the potential safety, affordability, and sustainability of advanced reactors. Because many of these technologies are in the conceptual or design phases, the potential advantages of these systems have not yet been established on a commercial scale. Concern has also been raised about the weapons-proliferation risks posed by the potential use of plutonium-based fuel by some advanced reactor technologies.
Book Synopsis The Future of Advanced Nuclear Technologies by : The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
Download or read book The Future of Advanced Nuclear Technologies written by The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Conference in 2013 focused on the Future of Advanced Nuclear Technologies to generate new ideas about how to move nuclear technology forward while making the world safer and more secure. Beyond the public's apprehension concerning the safety of nuclear power, which calls out for better communications strategies, several challenges lie ahead for the nuclear enterprise in the United States. The workforce in nuclear technology is aging, there is an overreliance on large, high-risk reactor designs, and the supply of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine remains unstable-all problems crying out for solutions. The Future of Advanced Nuclear Technologies summarizes the 14 Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) teams' collaborations on creative solutions to challenges designed to propel the policy, engineering, and social aspects of the nuclear enterprise forward.
Book Synopsis Nuclear Power by : National Research Council
Download or read book Nuclear Power written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction of nuclear power plants in the United States is stopping, as regulators, reactor manufacturers, and operators sort out a host of technical and institutional problems. This volume summarizes the status of nuclear power, analyzes the obstacles to resumption of construction of nuclear plants, and describes and evaluates the technological alternatives for safer, more economical reactors. Topics covered include: Institutional issues-including regulatory practices at the federal and state levels, the growing trends toward greater competition in the generation of electricity, and nuclear and nonnuclear generation options. Critical evaluation of advanced reactors-covering attributes such as cost, construction time, safety, development status, and fuel cycles. Finally, three alternative federal research and development programs are presented.
Author :National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine Publisher : ISBN 13 :9780309690775 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (97 download)
Book Synopsis Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States by : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
Download or read book Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States written by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world confronts an existential challenge in responding to climate change, resulting in an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy. What will it take for new and advanced nuclear reactors to play a role in decarbonization? Nuclear power provides a significant portion of the worlds low-carbon electricity, and advanced nuclear technologies have the potential to be smaller, safer, less expensive to build, and better integrated with the modern grid. However, if the United States wants advanced nuclear reactors to play a role in its plans for decarbonization, there are many key challenges that must be overcome at the technical, economic, and regulatory levels. Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States discusses how the United States could support the successful commercialization of advanced nuclear reactors with a set of near-term policies and practices. The recommendations of this report address the need to close technology research gaps, explore new business use cases, improve project management and construction, update regulations and security requirements, prioritize community engagement, strengthen the skilled workforce, and develop competitive financing options.
Book Synopsis Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel Cycle Technologies by :
Download or read book Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel Cycle Technologies written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current U.S. nuclear energy policy focuses on the near-term construction of improved versions of existing nuclear power plants. All of today's U.S. nuclear plants are light water reactors (LWRs), which are cooled by ordinary water. Under current policy, the highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel from LWRs is to be permanently disposed of in a deep underground repository. The Bush Administration is also promoting an aggressive U.S. effort to move beyond LWR technology into advanced reactors and fuel cycles. Specifically, the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), under the Department of Energy (DOE) is developing advanced reprocessing (or recycling) technologies to extract plutonium and uranium from spent nuclear fuel, as well as an advanced reactor that could fully destroy long-lived radioactive isotopes. DOE's Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative is developing other advanced reactor technologies that could be safer than LWRs and produce high-temperature heat to make hydrogen. DOE's advanced nuclear technology programs date back to the early years of the Atomic Energy Commission in the 1940s and 1950s. In particular, it was widely believed that breeder reactors -- designed to produce maximum amounts of plutonium from natural uranium -- would be necessary for providing sufficient fuel for a large commercial nuclear power industry. Early research was also conducted on a wide variety of other power reactor concepts, some of which are still under active consideration. Although long a goal of nuclear power proponents, the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is also seen as a weapons proliferation risk, because plutonium extracted for new reactor fuel can also be used for nuclear weapons. Therefore, a primary goal of U.S. advanced fuel cycle programs, including GNEP, has been to develop recycling technologies that would not produce pure plutonium that could easily be diverted for weapons use. The "proliferation resistance" of these technologies is subject to considerable debate. Much of the current policy debate over advanced nuclear technologies is being conducted in the appropriations process. For FY2009, the House Appropriations Committee recommended no further funding for GNEP, although it increased funding for the Generation IV program. Typically, the Senate is more supportive of GNEP and reprocessing technologies. Recent industry studies conducted for the GNEP program conclude that advanced nuclear technologies will require many decades of government-supported development before they reach the current stage of LWRs. Key questions before Congress are whether the time has come to move beyond laboratory research on advanced nuclear technologies to the next, more expensive, development stages and what role, if any, the federal government should play.
Author :Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781546507680 Total Pages :122 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (76 download)
Book Synopsis The Status of Advanced Nuclear Technologies by : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate
Download or read book The Status of Advanced Nuclear Technologies written by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear energy has provided nearly 20 percent of electrical generation in the United States over the past two decades and currently produces 60 percent of America's carbon free-electricity, but the 99 reactors licensed to operate today in the United States will not last forever. The lack of a comprehensive set of solutions has hampered both commercial nuclear development as well as defense waste cleanup efforts. If nuclear power is to have a future, the U.S. must pursue research, development and deployment of next generation nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, micro-reactors, Generation IV reactors and future fusion reactors. New designs must be safer, cheaper and efficient, and proliferation resistant. The opportunity for innovation in nuclear technologies has not been this great since the 1960's. Despite the many difficult challenges associated with full deployment, technical, financial, bureaucratic and license-related, there is unprecedented interest from both the public and private sectors.
Book Synopsis A comparison of advanced nuclear technologies by : Andrew C. Kadak
Download or read book A comparison of advanced nuclear technologies written by Andrew C. Kadak and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :132 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Charting the Course for American Nuclear Technology by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007)
Download or read book Charting the Course for American Nuclear Technology written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Regulatory Policy for Advanced Nuclear Reactors by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production
Download or read book Regulatory Policy for Advanced Nuclear Reactors written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Terms for Describing Advanced Nuclear Power Plants by : IAEA
Download or read book Terms for Describing Advanced Nuclear Power Plants written by IAEA and published by International Atomic Energy Agency. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The terms for describing advanced nuclear power plants (NPPs) need to conform to the broad, general, common understanding by the public as well as by the technical community. This publication is a revision of IAEA-TECDOC-936 incorporating developments and initiatives since 1997 in the areas of advanced, evolutionary, and innovative nuclear reactor designs, description of design development phases, inclusive of relevant safety and regulatory terminology, consistent with current IAEA safety standards and glossaries. The objective of this publication is to provide Member States with up-to-date terms for describing advanced NPPs, to draw distinctions between design phases reflecting the maturities of designs, and to clarify definitions of commonly used terms in describing advanced NPPs.
Book Synopsis Advanced Reactor Research - Doe Supports Multiple Technologies, But Actions Needed to Ensure a Prototype Is Built by : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Advanced Reactor Research - Doe Supports Multiple Technologies, But Actions Needed to Ensure a Prototype Is Built written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " NE conducts R&D on advanced nuclear reactor technologies with multiple aims, including (1) improving the economic competitiveness of nuclear technology to ensure that nuclear power continues to play a role in meeting our nation's energy needs; (2) increasing safety; (3) minimizing the risk of nuclear proliferation and terrorism; and (4) addressing environmental challenges, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. External groups have been critical of NE for, among other things, how it prioritizes advanced reactor R&D. GAO was asked to review NE's advanced reactor R&D efforts. This report (1) describes NE's approach to advanced nuclear reactor R&D and (2) examines how NE plans and prioritizes its advanced reactor R&D activities, including deploying an advanced reactor. GAO reviewed laws and reports concerning NE's efforts to develop advanced reactor technologies and interviewed NE officials and a nonprobability sample of companies developing such technology, selected because of their involvement with DOE's R&D efforts. "
Book Synopsis Nuclear Reactor Technology Development and Utilization by : Salah Ud-Din Khan
Download or read book Nuclear Reactor Technology Development and Utilization written by Salah Ud-Din Khan and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Reactor Technology Development and Utilization presents the theory and principles of the most common advanced nuclear reactor systems and provides a context for the value and utilization of nuclear power in a variety of applications both inside and outside a traditional nuclear setting. As countries across the globe realize their plans for a sustainable energy future, the need for innovative nuclear reactor design is increasing, and this book will provide a deep understanding of how these technologies can aid in a region’s goal for clean and reliable energy. Dr Khan and Dr Nakhabov, alongside their team of expert contributors, discuss a variety of important topics, including nuclear fuel cycles, plant decommissioning and hybrid energy systems, while considering a variety of diverse uses such as nuclear desalination, hydrogen generation and radioisotope production. Knowledge acquired enables the reader to conduct further research in academia and industry, and apply the latest design, development, integration, safety and economic guidance to their work and research. Combines reactor fundamentals with a contemporary look at evolving trends in the design of advanced reactors and their application to both nuclear and non-nuclear uses Analyses the latest research and uses of hybrid systems which bring together nuclear technology with renewable energy technologies Presents applications, economic factors and an analysis of sustainability factors in one comprehensive resource
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :118 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Regulatory Policy for Advanced Nuclear Reactors by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production
Download or read book Regulatory Policy for Advanced Nuclear Reactors written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC) by : Ali Zamani Paydar
Download or read book Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC) written by Ali Zamani Paydar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-01-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC): A New Nuclear Power Plant Perspective for Energy gives engineers and nuclear engineering researchers a comprehensive tool to get up-to-date on the latest technology supporting the Generation IV nuclear plant systems. After describing a brief history, alternative technology is discussed such as electromagnetic pumps, heat pipes as control devices, and integration of Nuclear Air-Brayton Combined Cycles, helping nuclear plants provide dispatchable electricity to the grid and heat to the industry. Packed with examples and on all the types, benefits and challenges, this book delivers the go-to reference engineers need to advance safe nuclear energy as a low-carbon option. Teaches theory and concepts on generation IV technology, including advanced reactor concepts (ARC) and electromagnetic pumps, along with comparisons of different types and sizes Advances the energy transition with critical carbon-free technology that can supplement intermittent power sources such as wind and solar Helps readers Grasp alternative heat storage technology, including Nuclear Air-Brayton Combined Cycle
Book Synopsis Handbook of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors by : Daniel T. Ingersoll
Download or read book Handbook of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors written by Daniel T. Ingersoll and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, Second Edition is a fully updated comprehensive reference on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which reflects the latest research and technological advances in the field from the last five years. Editors Daniel T. Ingersoll and Mario D. Carelli, along with their team of expert contributors, combine their wealth of collective experience to update this comprehensive handbook that provides the reader with all required knowledge on SMRs, expanding on the rapidly growing interest and development of SMRs around the globe. This book begins with an introduction to SMRs for power generation, an overview of international developments, and an analysis of Integral Pressurized Water Reactors as a popular class of SMRs. The second part of the book is dedicated to SMR technologies, including physics, components, I&C, human-system interfaces and safety aspects. Part three discusses the implementation of SMRs, covering economic factors, construction methods, hybrid energy systems and licensing considerations. The fourth part of the book provides an in-depth analysis of SMR R&D and deployment of SMRs within eight countries, including the United States, Republic of Korea, Russia, China, Argentina, and Japan. This edition includes brand new content on the United Kingdom and Canada, where interests in SMRs have increased considerably since the first edition was published. The final part of the book adds a new analysis of the global SMR market and concludes with a perspective on SMR benefits to developing economies. This authoritative and practical handbook benefits engineers, designers, operators, and regulators working in nuclear energy, as well as academics and graduate students researching nuclear reactor technologies. Presents the latest research on SMR technologies and global developments Includes new case study chapters on the United Kingdom and Canada and a chapter on global SMR markets Discusses new technologies such as floating SMRs and molten salt SMRs
Book Synopsis Advanced Reactor Research by : Frank Rusco
Download or read book Advanced Reactor Research written by Frank Rusco and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy's (NE) conducts R&D on advanced nuclear reactor technologies with multiple aims, including (1) improving the economic competitiveness of nuclear technology to ensure that nuclear power continues to play a role in meeting our nation's energy needs; (2) increasing safety; (3) minimizing the risk of nuclear proliferation and terrorism; and (4) addressing environmental challenges, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. External groups have been critical of NE for, among other things, how it prioritizes advanced reactor R&D. This report (1) describes NE's approach to advanced nuclear reactor R&D; and (2) examines how NE plans and prioritizes its advanced reactor R&D activities, including deploying an advanced reactor. Tables. This is a print on demand report.
