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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Small Modular Reactors 3/13


Are Small Modular Reactors about to have their breakthrough?
The TVA is commissioning Babcock & Wilcox to construct the nation's first small modular reactor. This holds potential to herald a new era in nuclear energy.
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Ameren expected to compete for nuclear funds : Business
The Energy Department on Monday announced it is soliciting additional proposals for small modular reactors that could begin producing electricity by 2025.
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Energy opens second round for small modular reactor funding ...
The Energy Department on Monday announced a second round of funding for small modular nuclear reactors development through a program that has ...
energyguardian.net/energy-opens-second-round-small-modula...

NuScale Power competing for DOE small modular reactor funding
Electric Light & Power
NuScale Power will compete for the Department of Energy's (DOE) recently announced funding opportunity. The funding opportunity outlines a plan to provide investments to private industry to support the design, licensing and manufacturing of small ...http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/03/nuscale-power-competing-for-doe-small-modular-reactor-funding.html
DOE Announces New Funding Opportunity for Small Modular Reactors
POWER magazine
On Monday, the Department of Energy issued a new funding opportunity announcement designed to help U.S. industry design and certify innovative small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). This follow-on solicitation to the cost-share agreement with Babcock ...http://www.powermag.com/nuclear/DOE-Announces-New-Funding-Opportunity-for-Small-Modular-Reactors_5446.html
SRS has second chance for portable reactor grants
The Augusta Chronicle
“Building off the cost-share agreement announced in November 2012, this follow-on solicitation is open to other companies and manufacturers and is focused on furthering small modular reactor efficiency, operations and design,” the department's new ...http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-12/srs-has-second-chance-portable-reactor-grants

NuScale Power Competing for Next Round of US Department of Energy Small ...

MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Mar 12, 2013‎
PORTLAND, Ore., Mar 12, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Continuing one of the most highly anticipated technology competitions in the nuclear power industry, NuScale Power, LLC, announced today it is eager to compete for the Department of Energy's (DOE) ...https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/03/nuscale-power-competing-for-doe-small-modular-reactor-funding.html&hl=en&geo=us
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