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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.
Vijay R. Nargundkar, Damaraju V. S. Ramakrishna, Om Prakash Joneja
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 419-425
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30134
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Thoria rods and a water moderator are arranged in a simple rectangular geometry in a multilayered configuration to produce 233U by bombardment with 14-MeV neutrons. The 233U production rate is measured by measuring the 312-keV gamma activity associated with 233Pa. Detailed neutronic calculations have been made using the versatile MCNP Monte Carlo code and the BMCCS2 cross-section library. There is very good agreement between the experimental measurements of 233U production and the corresponding calculations.
