☢️ PORTFOLIO: SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS ☢️
Copyright: Joel Padilla 2024
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, "Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors. SMRs, which can produce a large amount of low-carbon electricity".
There are some advantages such as:
- Prefabricated units of SMRs can be manufactured and then shipped and installed on site, making them more affordable to build than large power reactors
- Offer savings in cost and construction time, and they can be deployed incrementally to match increasing energy demand
- A single power plant should represent no more than 10 per cent of the total installed grid capacity. In areas lacking sufficient lines of transmission and grid capacity, SMRs can be installed into an existing grid or remotely off-grid, as a function of its smaller electrical output, providing low-carbon power for industry and the population
- For microreactors, which are a subset of SMRs designed to generate electrical power typically up to 10 MW(e). Microreactors have smaller footprints than other SMRs and will be better suited for regions inaccessible to clean, reliable and affordable energy
- In such cases no human intervention or external power or force is required to shut down systems, because passive systems rely on physical phenomena
- Power plants based on SMRs may require less frequent refuelling, every 3 to 7 years, in comparison to between 1 and 2 years for conventional plants. Some SMRs are designed to operate for up to 30 years without refuelling
In fact, some companies such as Google or Amazon are planning their own nuclear energy production through SMR. However, this can only reflect something more serious: the possible disruption of the energy supply chain due to geopolitical tensions in next decade [see: https://jjplindex.blogspot.com/2024/10/uranium-deuterium-tritium-thorium.html ]. For this, the chart illustrates the main companies related to the topic with monthly data from the last year.
The best analysis is yours!
J. Joel Padilla
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9EHFk8fewujZelbM3t
https://jjplindex.blogspot.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelpadilla/recent-activity/
There are some advantages such as:
- Prefabricated units of SMRs can be manufactured and then shipped and installed on site, making them more affordable to build than large power reactors
- Offer savings in cost and construction time, and they can be deployed incrementally to match increasing energy demand
- A single power plant should represent no more than 10 per cent of the total installed grid capacity. In areas lacking sufficient lines of transmission and grid capacity, SMRs can be installed into an existing grid or remotely off-grid, as a function of its smaller electrical output, providing low-carbon power for industry and the population
- For microreactors, which are a subset of SMRs designed to generate electrical power typically up to 10 MW(e). Microreactors have smaller footprints than other SMRs and will be better suited for regions inaccessible to clean, reliable and affordable energy
- In such cases no human intervention or external power or force is required to shut down systems, because passive systems rely on physical phenomena
- Power plants based on SMRs may require less frequent refuelling, every 3 to 7 years, in comparison to between 1 and 2 years for conventional plants. Some SMRs are designed to operate for up to 30 years without refuelling
In fact, some companies such as Google or Amazon are planning their own nuclear energy production through SMR. However, this can only reflect something more serious: the possible disruption of the energy supply chain due to geopolitical tensions in next decade [see: https://jjplindex.blogspot.com/2024/10/uranium-deuterium-tritium-thorium.html ]. For this, the chart illustrates the main companies related to the topic with monthly data from the last year.
The best analysis is yours!
J. Joel Padilla
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9EHFk8fewujZelbM3t
https://jjplindex.blogspot.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelpadilla/recent-activity/
Copyright: Joel Padilla 2024
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