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The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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Virginia utility considers SMRs
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposals from leading nuclear companies to study the feasibility of putting a small modular reactor at its North Anna nuclear power plant.
While the utility says it is not a commitment to build an SMR at the site, the RFP is “an important first step in evaluating the technology and the North Anna site to support Dominion Energy customers’ future energy needs consistent with the company’s most recent Integrated Resource Plan.”
John J. Taylor, Karl E. Stahlkopf, Electric Power Research Institute, 3412 Hillview Avenue, P.O. Box 10412, Palo Alto, California 94303
Nuclear Technology | Volume 91 | Number 1 | July 1990 | Pages 129-132
Technical Paper | Safety of Next Generation Power Reactor / Economic | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34449
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Despite the Shoreham and Rancho Seco shutdowns and very slow progress in radioactive waste disposal, there are signs that a more positive atmosphere for nuclear power development is on the horizon. Concerns about acid rain and the possible consequences of burning fossil fuels on the “greenhouse” effect have spurred national legislative action to provide money for improved nuclear reactor technology. A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Reorganization Act to replace the NRC with the new Nuclear Safety Administration has been introduced. New legislation concerning the uranium enrichment industry has also been introduced to clarify existing industry costs and stimulate the domestic mining industry. Several drafts of the Nuclear Standardization Reform Act are being considered for introduction. Antinuclear power initiatives in Oregon, Massachusetts, and Maine have failed to shut down nuclear power plants. Finally, NRC has taken a strong step toward assuring the ability to license nuclear power plants more easily by instituting features of one-step licensing through changes to 10CFR52. The nuclear utility industry has taken a number of steps to improve current nuclear power systems through the “drive for excellence” in operation and substantial research and development to enhance safety reliability and availability. A major program has been undertaken to develop an advanced light water reactor for deployment as the next increment of nuclear power generating capacity in the United States. Other programs are actively pursuing the completion of conceptual designs of the liquid-metal reactor and the modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. If the initiatives undertaken by Congress and the industry are supported, nuclear power will be the ultimate component of an electrified “nonsmoking” energy system, providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy in the twenty-first century.