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Savannah River National Lab Director Terry Michalske said the partnership would allow the site to continue being the "test bed for the nuclear renaissance."
The GE Hitachi PRISM recycles nuclear fuel to generate electricity. While the PRISM's design would mostly power Savannah River Site, there is potential to partner with local power companies, Michalske said.
The memorandum of understanding would allow the partnership to pursue licensing the 299-megawatt reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. More at:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-10-27/srns-moves-forward-multi-reactor-energy-park
Nuclear modular reactor deployment plan under development
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the potential of deploying a prototype of GEH’s Generation IV PRISM reactor as part of a proposed demonstration of small nuclear modular reactor technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site.
ReplyDeleteThe two companies will continue discussions on the potential NRC licensing and deployment of the 299 MW modular rector at the Savannah River Site. Savannah River Nuclear is the management and operating contractor for DOE.
The PRISM reactor design completed U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission pre-application reviews in 1994 and is an advanced, Generation IV reactor technology that builds on the research and development of sodium cooled reactors. The PRISM technology is designed to generate additional electricity from recycling used nuclear fuel.