Small Modular Reactors rss

Westinghouse, SNPTC join forces for SMR

Corporate

17 May 2013

Westinghouse SMR cutaway 48Westinghouse and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) will work together to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) design licensable in both the USA and China.

Small fast reactor simulator commissioned

New Nuclear

27 March 2013

SVBR 48x68A training simulator for the SVBR-100 metal-cooled integral fast reactor being developed in Russia has entered operation. A pilot unit is scheduled to start up in 2017.

Second round of SMR funding announced

New Nuclear

13 March 2013

The US government has announced another funding opportunity to help industry design and certify small modular reactors (SMRs).

SMR funding signed, sealed and delivered

New Nuclear

16 April 2013

P Lyons at mPower (BW)_48A formal agreement with the US Department of Energy (DoE) means that Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) mPower can access the first $79 million of federal funding under a government program to accelerate commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs). 

Chinese HTGR fuel plant under construction

Exploration and Nuclear Fuel

21 March 2013

HTGR demo fuel production line groundbreaking 48Construction has started on a pilot production line for fuel elements for the Shidaowan HTR-PM project - a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) in China's Shandong province.

Moniz is Obama's new man for energy

Nuclear Policies

05 March 2013

Obama nominates Moniz, March 2013 (White House - Lawrence Jackson) 72x48After much speculation, MIT's Ernest Moniz has been announced as President Barack Obama's choice for energy secretary. He awaits confirmation by the US Senate.