Microreactors - Idaho National Laboratory
3 天之前 · Idaho National Laboratory | Microreactors. A microreactor is a small nuclear reactor that can operate as part of the electric grid, independently from the electric grid, or as part of a microgrid to generate up to 20 megawatts thermal energy that can be used to generate electricity and provide heat for industrial applications.
M. Nichol and H. Desai, "Cost competitiveness of micro-reactors for remote markets," Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Washington, DC, 2019. [28] A. Abou -Jaoude, Y. Arafat, A. Foss and B. Dixon, "An Economics- by-Design Approach Applied to a Heat Pipe Microreactor Concept (No. INL/EXT-21-63067-Rev000)," Idaho National Lab.(INL), Idaho Falls, ID ...
Fabrication underway for the MARVEL test microreactor
2024年7月29日 · MARVEL will help advanced nuclear developers in several key ways: Provide experience with design, start-up, operation and eventual decommissioning of a new reactor, one of the first built at INL in five decades; Development and demonstration of key technologies for microreactor development; Testing of key operation functions of a microreactor; and
Development of the Microscale Nuclear Battery Reactor System, …
The Micro Nuclear team has developed an alternative reactor configuration that eliminates pumps by providing a natural circulation primary flow design and eliminates heat exchanger tubes with the application of passive heat pipes. The configuration of …
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy–Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) under the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Advanced Reactor Technology (ART) portfolio’s Microreactor Program (MRP). The authors extend their thanks to researchers from the highlighted institutions for their support.
INL’s MARVEL engineer develops nuclear test reactor at lightning …
2022年3月24日 · Arafat with the MARVEL non-nuclear prototype in the background, fabricated at MFC Fabrication Shop. MARVEL will be built and demonstrated at INL’s Transient Reactor Test Facility and connected to the world’s first nuclear microgrid within two years. And it will help researchers test other microreactor-related technologies.
RFA-17-14575, Development of the Micro-scale Nuclear Battery Reactor System . This project defines a micro-scale nuclear battery (MsNB) as a nuclear (fission) heat source capable of providing heat to power a small commercial gas turbine on the order of 5 MWe. Currently, several molten salt reactor designs are actively being pursued; however ...
Microeactors - Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
The U.S. Department of Energy supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid metal, molten salt and heat pipe-cooled concepts. American microreactor developers are currently focused on gas and heat pipe-cooled designs that could debut as …
INL selects Oklo Inc. for opportunity to demonstrate reuse of fuel ...
3 天之前 · “Building and operating advanced reactors is essential to restoring U.S. leadership in nuclear energy,” said Dr. Ashley Finan, director of the National Reactor Innovation Center. Led by INL, NRIC was established in August 2019 to provide access to resources to accelerate the demonstration of advanced nuclear technology concepts.
• Nuclear Energy is new to microreactor entry market. −Operation complexity −Fear of colocation −Training needs −Reliability • Customers reluctant to adopt microreactor technology unless they “see one” first (not willing to be the first in their backyard) • …