Interesting Engineering on MSN1 小时
US nuclear engineers hit 100-test milestone, advancing Gen-IV reactor design
Argonne National Laboratory is developing Gen-IV nuclear reactors, including sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs).
Interesting Engineering on MSN2 小时
Bill Gates’ Terrapower permitted to unleash 345 MW sodium-cooled nuclear reactor
Bill Gates-backed nuclear energy firm Terrapower announced that it has received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting ...
Hackaday3 年
TerraPower’s Natrium: Combining A Fast Neutron Reactor With Built-In Grid Level Storage
The upshot of this is that not only can these Natrium reactors use all of the spent LWR fuel in the US and elsewhere as their fuel, but they should also be highly efficient at load-following ...
world-nuclear-news1 小时
Wyoming approves permit for demo Natrium plant
TerraPower has received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council on its permit for the Natrium demonstration plant ...
来自MSN2 小时
Natrium 'advanced nuclear' power plant wins Wyoming permit
Bill Gates' owned TerraPower’s project near Kemmerer still awaits approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
world-nuclear-news4 个月
Suppliers chosen for key components of Natrium demo plant
A rendering of a Natrium plant (Image: TerraPower) Natrium technology features a 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor using high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel, with a molten salt-based energy storage ...
EurekAlert!1 天
Argonne’s nuclear energy research drives innovation in Gen-IV reactor safety and efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is advancing next-generation nuclear energy through ...
Hackaday3 年
sodium coolant
The upshot of this is that not only can these Natrium reactors use all of the spent LWR fuel in the US and elsewhere as their fuel, but they should also be highly efficient at load-following ...