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Ontario Government Wants Three More small Nuclear Reactors

Ontario Power Generation plans to build three additional small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington nuclear site. If successful, the utility’s plan will raise the number of SMRs at Darlington to four, a press release indicates. Ontario Power Generation (OPG), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, SNC-Lavalin, and Aecon are building Canada’s first SMR at Darlington. The Canada Infrastructure Bank is…

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SaskPower and GE Hitachi have signed an agreement to advance the development of nuclear power in Saskatchewan.

The agreement, signed Tuesday morning at SaskPower headquarters in Regina, is part of a plan to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) in the province.

SaskPower says it will work with GE Hitachi on design, fuel sourcing and fabrication for a BWRX-300 reactor, the technology selected in 2022.

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WARSAW, Poland -- A project to develop small nuclear power reactors in Poland is moving forward, with a cooperation agreement between the Polish energy giant ORLEN and two U.S. government financial institutions signed Monday.

Poland is turning toward renewable and noncarbon energy, away from its past reliance on its own coal. Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has also accelerated Poland's drive to cut its dependence on Russian oil and gas.

In a ceremony at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Warsaw, the U.S. EXIM Bank signed a letter of interest in lending up to $3 billion and the U.S International Development Finance Corporation signed a letter of interest to lend up to $1 billion to the ORLEN Synthos Green Energy project for developing some 20 small BWRX-300 modular reactors designed by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy.

U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski stressed that Russia's aggression against Ukraine almost 14 months ago reinforced the need to turn toward safe and reliable energy sources.

At a later news conference, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland needed a “cheap, clean and reliable energy source” like the SMR reactors, which will produce emission-free energy and be a driving force for the economy for decades to come.

Coal mining is among Poland's largest employers, providing some 80,000 jobs and supplying some 70% of the country's energy, and Morawiecki said that industry will continue to guarantee power security. He stressed, however, that global climate concerns and European Union regulations are calling for a shift to renewable and clean energy, which the nuclear reactors plan is helping to advance.

PKN ORLEN president, Daniel Obajtek said Poland's first BWRX-300 reactor should be launched in 2029 and will be the world's second, after a similar one becomes operational in Darlington, Canada.

He stressed that “there is no stopping of energy transformation” in the world and the oil and gas giant — 49.9% owned by the Polish state — is planning 320 billion zlotys ($75 billion) of investments.

In February, Poland's government and the U.S. Westinghouse Electric Company signed a deal for pre-design cooperation on the central European nation’s first large nuclear power plant, using the American company’s technology. Construction on the plant is to begin in 2026 and it should start supplying the energy grid in 2032.

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Two Polish companies apply for regulator’s opinion on SMR technology assessment

Two Polish companies apply for regulator’s opinion on SMR technology assessment

<!– !{Model.Description} –> Polish copper producer KGHM Polska Miedz and Orlen Synthos Green Energy have both submitted applications to Panstwowej Agencji Atomistyki (PAA – the National Atomic Energy Agency) for assessments of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. KGHM’s application relates to NuScale’s VOYGR SMR power plant, while Orlen’s concerns GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300, both…

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Canada to get its version of the mythical beast - the Small Nuclear Reactor - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300

Canada to get its version of the mythical beast – the Small Nuclear Reactor – GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will build a GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at its Darlington Nuclear Station in Clarington, Ontario, marking a major triumph for the nuclear vendor in a stiff competition for the much-watched utility-scale project. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will build a GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR)…

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Instance BV designing range of scaled-down nuclear plants

Architecture studio Instance BV is collaborating with power company GE Hitachi to design a series of small nuclear power plants to be built across North America, Europe and Asia.

Instance BV is providing "architectural input" for GE Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs), which are scaled-down versions of traditional nuclear power plants.

SMRs could help achieve decarbonisation

The small power plants are being developed by GE Hitachi, which is a collaboration between American corporation General Electric and Japanese company Hitachi, to offer a cost-competitive way to create electricity using nuclear reactors.

According to GE Hitachi, Instance BV has been advising on configurations and layouts for potential sites of these plants and visualising them in high-definition renders.

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The plants will be fabricated from modular components, to reduce construction time, with fewer construction materials.

SMRs also allow for greater scalability, flexibility and enhanced safety compared to large-scale nuclear plants, due to their smaller size.

Plants will use boiling water reactors 

When built, GE Hitachi's BWRX-300 SMRs will utilise the company's boiling water reactor (BWR) technology.

This involves using a nuclear fission reactor to heat water and produce steam, which is then passed through a turbine to produce electricity. The steam is later condensed back to water and reused in the heating process.

The nuclear energy company said it aims to deploy the SMRs on sites in North America, Europe and Asia as early as 2028.

The aim of the rollout is to help countries meet their decarbonisation goals, in tandem with the use of renewable energy sources.

Nuclear power being explored internationally 

The news of the rollout follows General Fusion recently revealing its prototype power plant that it is creating to prove the viability of its nuclear fusion technology as a carbon-free energy source.

Its layout has been designed by Amanda Levete's firm AL_A and is expected to be the world's first power plant of its kind upon completion in 2025.

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Eight power plants that combine innovative architecture and energy solutions

The fusion technology in its reactor will be used to combine atoms to generate heat, unliked traditional nuclear power stations in which atoms are split in two.

Another groundbreaking proposal for a carbon-free energy source that was recently in the spotlight is the world's first solar power station in space, which China is developing to provide "inexhaustible clean energy".

The visual is courtesy of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy.

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Two Polish companies apply for regulators opinion on SMR technology assessment

Polish copper producer KGHM Polska Miedz and Orlen Synthos Green Energy have both submitted applications to Panstwowej Agencji Atomistyki (PAA – the National Atomic Energy Agency) for assessments of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. KGHM’s application relates to NuScale’s VOYGR SMR power plant, while Orlen’s concerns GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300, both US designs. The president of KGHM Polska Miedz, Marcin Chludzinski, announced on 8 July that the company had submitted an application to the PAA for an assessment of the SMR technology that it wants to implement. The estimated cost of building the NuScale power plant with infrastructure is expected to be from $1.5-2 billion. The contract was signed in February this year, and KGHM announced that it would launch the first reactors by 2029. The energy from the first SMR power plant is to be supplied to the production divisions of KGHM. PAA said this was the first application it had received on SMR technology submitted to the National Atomic Energy Agency. KGHM had submitted an application for a general opinion on the planned organisational and technical solutions used in the NuScale reactor. The Nuscale plant is a small water-pressure modular reactor with a net capacity per module of 50 MWe. Depending on the design version one NPP can comprise four, six or 12 modules. In January 2017, NuScale applied for project certification to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The first initial safety assessment was completed by NRC in 2018 and in August 2020, NuScale received safety certification. PAA said its opinion should aim at determining whether the planned organisational and technical solutions comply with the requirements of nuclear safety and radiological protection resulting from the provisions of the law, or whether the investor should make appropriate modifications. In February KGHM signed a definitive agreement with NuScale to initiate work towards deploying a first NuScale VOYGR SMR power plant in Poland as early as 2029. The first task under that agreement will identify potential project sites and develop project planning milestones and cost estimates. Chludzinski said the next step will be to prepare a localisation study. He noted that work is already under way to launch a Test Control Centre in Poland. Operators and nuclear energy specialists will be trained there.” The same day, Orlen Synthos Green Energy – a joint venture between chemical producers Synthos Green Energy (SGE) and PKN Orlen – applied to PAA for a general opinion on BWRX-300 SMR technology. PAA said its experts will check whether the submitted organisational and technical documentation complies with the requirements of nuclear safety and radiological protection resulting from the provisions of the law. The BWRX-300 with a design capacity of 300MWe is a new generation boiling-type reactor. Currently, the BWRX-300 reactor design is undergoing a safety review by US NRC in the Topical Reports (Topical Reports) process and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission in the VDR (Vendor Design Review) process. In December 2021, GE Hitachi, BWXT Canada and SGE signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate in deploying BWRX-300 SMRs in Poland. SGE, together with its partners, aim to deploy the first BWRX-300 in 2029 and to have at least 10 of the reactors in operation by the early 2030s. Orlen argues that small nuclear reactors are an opportunity for the national economy. “Almost 300 Polish companies have already been identified that have the potential to become part of the supply chain in the construction of these reactors” Orlen noted. In both cases, the PAA President has six months to issue an opinion and this period may be extended to nine months in particularly complex cases. The technical documentation submitted with its application is based on the documentation prepared by the technology supplier for the Canadian nuclear regulator as part of the Vendor Design Review process, Orlen Synthos Green Energy noted. https://ift.tt/gWH8wZ2 https://ift.tt/jznqYvG

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GE HITACHI ESTÁ SE PREPARANDO PARA IMPLANTAR SEUS PEQUENOS REATORES NUCLEARES EM 2028

O Presidente da GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Jay Wileman, disse no Forum Estratégico da  World Nuclear Association (WNA), que os  pequenos reatores modulares (SMRs) serão uma excelente opção em um futuro de energia livre de carbono, que exigirá que todas as fontes de energia trabalhem juntas, mas devem ter custos competitivos com outras formas de geração de eletricidade. Wileman disse que a empresa inovou para reduzir o custo de seu SMR através da simplificação de sistemas, soluções avançadas de concreto e técnicas de construção, bem como alavancando sua cadeia de suprimentos, para atingir a implantação até 2028.

Para ele, o futuro da energia livre de carbono vai  exigir que todos os diferentes tipos de fontes de energia trabalhem em conjunto para fornecer uma rede estável, com operação confiável e preços de energia com custos otimizados.  Ele disse que a energia  nuclear tem sido tradicionalmente vista apenas como uma operação de base, operando 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana e produzindo energia confiável e livre de carbono: “E é isso que temos transmitido. No entanto, à medida que começarmos a ver o aumento na penetração das energias renováveis, você precisará reconhecer a capacidade da energia nuclear não apenas de ser a base, mas de carregar -seguir: algo que normalmente não é pensado com um reator nuclear. Eu acho que, olhando para o futuro, pequenos reatores modulares são perfeitamente adequados para esse propósito e têm a capacidade de acompanhar a produção de energias renováveis e acompanhar a carga na rede.”

O Presidente da  GE-Hitachi adotou redução de custos e eficiência máxima para o projeto do  BWRX-300, que Wileman descreveu como um exercício de “projeto com custo”. O BWRX-300 é baseado no projeto do reator econômico simplificado de água fervente (ESBWR) de 1.520 MWe certificado pela US Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “Não estamos sozinhos. Pegamos muito desse trabalho e simplificamos as coisas   e também estamos catalogando itens, e aproveitando muito o fornecimento em cadeia que já temos, bem como usar projetos de combustível já existentes e em operação, que já estão em uso em mais de 70% dos BWRs em todo o mundo. “

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A SUECA VATTENFALL PARTICIPA DE ESTUDOS PARA IMPLANTAR PEQUENOS REATORES NUCLEARES NA ESTÔNIA

A concessionária sueca Vattenfall está participando de um estudo sobre a implantação de pequenos reatores modulares (SMRs) na Estônia. Em janeiro, a Fermi Energia da Estônia assinou Memorandos de Entendimento com a empresa de energia finlandesa Fortum e a empresa de engenharia belga Tractebel para cooperar no estudo. Uma planta baseada no reator de sal estável da Moltex, um dos projetos de SMR considerados no estudo. Entre outras coisas, o estudo piloto investigará até que ponto o desenvolvimento da tecnologia SMR progrediu, condições de custo, licenciamento e, em geral, que futuro poderá haver para esse reator no país Báltico. “Todos que participam do trabalho de estudo piloto estão contribuindo com suas habilidades e, em troca, adquirindo mais conhecimento de como a tecnologia SMR poderia funcionar na prática”, afirmou em nota a Vattenfall.

Para Torbjörn Wahlborg, chefe da Geração de Área de Negócios da Vattenfall, “É uma maneira de entendermos até que ponto o desenvolvimento da tecnologia SMR chegou.  A geração de eletricidade da Estônia se baseia em grande parte no xisto de petróleo, que é a matéria-prima com mais dióxido de carbono que existe. Uma mudança na geração de eletricidade da Estônia seria uma medida climática importante para toda a UE”.

Mats Ladeborn, chefe do departamento de desenvolvimento de frotas nas operações de energia nuclear de Vattenfall, disse também que  “Livre de fósseis é uma palavra de ordem para tudo o que fazemos. A energia nuclear tem emissões muito baixas de dióxido de carbono e pode contribuir para reduzir o uso de combustíveis fósseis na UE. O desenvolvimento de reatores nucleares de pequena escala parece promissor para nós e, é claro, é interessante acompanhar os desenvolvimentos tecnológicos em todos os tipos de fontes de energia que nós mesmos usamos para gerar eletricidade “.

A Fermi Energia foi fundada por profissionais de energia e energia nuclear da Estônia para desenvolver a implantação de SMRs. Em julho do ano passado, a empresa lançou um estudo de viabilidade sobre a adequação das SMRs para as metas de fornecimento de eletricidade e clima além de 2030, após uma rodada de financiamento de investidores e acionistas.  quatro projetos inovadores de SMR foram selecionados  para serem incluídos no estudo de viabilidade: Moltex Energy SSR-W300, Energia Terrestre IMSR-400, GE Hitachi BWRX-300 e NuScale SMR. Todos os estudos devem ser concluídos até o final deste ano e serão divulgados no início de 2021.

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PROJETO DO REATOR MODULAR DA GE HITACHI FOI SUBMETIDO A UMA REVISÃO DA COMISSÃO NUCLEAR DE SEGURANÇA NO CANADÁ

A GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) fez suas primeiras consultas à Comissão de Segurança Nuclear do Canadá (CNSC) para a revisão do projeto do fornecedor (VDR) de seu pequeno reator modular BWRX-300. O VDR é um serviço opcional fornecido pelo CNSC para fornecer uma avaliação de um projeto de usina nuclear com base na tecnologia de reator de um fornecedor. Não é uma parte necessária do processo de licenciamento de uma nova usina nuclear, mas tem como objetivo verificar a aceitação  de um projeto em relação aos requisitos e expectativas de regulamentação nuclear do Canadá, fornecendo feedback antecipado durante o processo de projeto. As propostas são para as duas primeiras fases combinadas do processo trifásico e abordam oito das 19 áreas de foco do VDR.

Jon Ball, vice-presidente executivo de produtos nucleares da GEH, disse que há um interesse global considerável na BWRX-300 SMR e o Canadá está pronto para desempenhar um papel importante em sua implantação: “A continuação do processo de pré-licenciamento com o CNSC nos aproximará da comercialização dessa tecnologia inovadora.” O BWRX-300 é um SMR de circulação natural, refrigerado a água, com 300 MWe e sistemas de segurança passivos. Ele aproveita a base de projeto e licenciamento do reator de água fervente da GEH, certificado pela Comissão Reguladora Nuclear dos Estados Unidos, e é a décima evolução do primeiro projeto de reator de água fervente da GE.

Em janeiro, a GEH iniciou oficialmente o processo de licenciamento regulatório nos Estados Unido para o reator, com seu primeiro relatório enviado à Comissão Reguladora Nuclear americana. A empresa assinou recentemente um Memorando de Entendimento com a concessionária tcheca ČEZ para examinar a viabilidade econômica e técnica da construção potencial de um BWRX-300 na República Tcheca.

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