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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
I. Yanagisawa, N. Ueda, M. Yamada, R. Saito, T. Yamada, M. Tomita, H. Nakashima, O. Motojima, M. Nakasuga, A. Iiyoshi, K. Uo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 1302-1307
Alternate Concepts | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A23036
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A conceptual design of a heliotron power reactor, which is a steady state reactor with a continuous helical coil, has been developed. The major features of the heliotron reactor include modular blanket and shield structure, modified winding helical coil, local divertor for impurity and ash removal, and NbTi conductor with subcooled He-II bath cooling. The objective of this design study is to present a viable design of the heliotron power reactor.