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Thursday, October 28, 2010

GE Hitachi, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions announce research agreement By Jim Brumm Citydesk@StarNewsOnline.com

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101027/ARTICLES/101029642/1004?Title=GE-Hitachi-Savannah-River-Nuclear-Solutions-announce-research-agreement

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has struck a deal that could lead to research support for the company's Generation IV PRISM reactor as part of a demonstration of small modular reactor technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.

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At a Tuesday morning news conference in Aiken, SC, GE Hitachi and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions announced an agreement to explore the potential of using a PRISM reactor in the demo project..
Garry Flowers, chief executive of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, noted this is the second research alliance to be discussed as part of the small-reactor project. The first pact, announced in early September, set the stage for talks with Hyperion Power about development of its 25-megawatt "mini" nuclear power reactor.

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.

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

GE Hitachi may set up nuclear reactor prototype

AIKEN, S.C.—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC said Wednesday that they have agreed to look into setting up a prototype of GE Hitachi's generation IV PRISM nuclear reactor that would be part of a small modular reactor technology demonstration that is proposed to be set up at a Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.

The companies said their agreement may lead to talks about the possibility of Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing and rolling out a PRISM reactor at the Savannah River Site.

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/10/27/ge_hitachi_may_set_up_nuclear_reactor_prototype/