Thursday, October 28, 2010

Union will speed up advances GE Hitachi likes Aiken's support of nuclear study By Julia Sellers South Carolina Bureau Chief

AIKEN --- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions announced Wednesday a second partnership in two months to assist the Savannah River National Laboratory's efforts to build small modular nuclear reactors.

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SRNS will partner with Wilmington, N.C.-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to create a prototype of GE's PRISM reactor, according to Garry Flowers, the CEO and president of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
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
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2 comments:

  1. Michele KearneyOctober 28, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    Nuclear modular reactor deployment plan under development
    http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/2201951582/articles/powergenworldwide/nuclear/reactors/2010/10/modular-reactor-deployment.html

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  2. Michele KearneyOctober 28, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    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.

    The 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.

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