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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.
David Murdoch
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | March 1995 | Pages 1-7
doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11963797
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The design concepts and machine operating parameters which are now emerging for ITER demand novel fuel cycle system designs. The requirement that the torus vacuum system and the fuelling system be installed inside the cryostat imposes a range of stringent environmental constraints. The high divertor pressure which is characteristic of the ITER-EDA involves the development of completely new pumping concepts, and the lower specific tritium inventories now targetted will impact the design of systems and components throughout the fuel cycle.
The new design input parameters are reviewed in the paper, and a range of advanced pumping concepts proposed as candidates for the ITER torus vacuum duty are outlined. The R & D programme priorities as outlined by the ITER-JCT and as presently implemented by the EC Home Team are reviewed.
The status of the design for the SEAFP (Safety and Environmental Aspects of Fusion Power) studies is outlined, and the essential differences from ITER are described. The key R & D issues associated with the SEAFP fuel cycle design are listed.
