Small NPP
Hainan Nuclear Power, IAEA sign a capacity-building execution deal over SMRs construction
IAEA has issued document reviewing SMR activities in 2024
South Korea to include the construction of four SMR in plans
Contract for construction of small nuclear plant in Uzbekistan has entered into force
Russian Federation and Uzbekistan sign an agreement on the construction of a small nuclear power plant
During the state visit of the President of Russia to Uzbekistan, a protocol was signed between the two countries in the presence of the heads of state of Russia and Uzbekistan. The protocol amended the Intergovernmental Agreement on cooperation in the construction of a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, expanding the cooperation to include the construction of a small nuclear power plant based on a Russian project in Uzbekistan.
On the sidelines of the event, the Joint Stock Company Atomstroyexport (the Engineering Division of ROSATOM) and the State Unitary Enterprise Directorate for the Construction of Nuclear Power Plants under Uzatom, the Agency for Atomic Energy of the Cabinet of Ministers of...
Main Control Room of Linglong One Put into Operation
Linglong One DCS Cabinet Installed in a Hainan-based Nuclear Power Plant
Linglong One completes external dome installation
Rosenergoatom received operator status for Ust-Kuiga small plant
ROSATOM took part in INSIC-2023 conference in Mumbai (India)
The steel safety shell of Linglong One is hoisted
Workshop on the Application of Small Modular Reactor held in Hainan
Core module of Linglong One is in place
On August 10th, the core module of the Linglong One reactor, a multi-purpose modular small reactor in Hainan, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was lifted and moved towards the nuclear island.
Pressure vessel, evaporator and other key equipment were installed in one step, marking the peak phase of Linglong One installation.
This is the first milestone of the installation of Linglong One nuclear island. It marks the debut of modular manufacturing and installation of nuclear reactor modules, representing a historic step of global nuclear miniaturization and highlighting China leading position in the modular manufacturing of small pressurized reactor units.
The core module of the Linglong One reactor passes final acceptance
On July 13th, the core module of the Linglong One reactor passed its acceptance test and will be shipped to Hainan Nuclear Power, marking a historic step in the modular manufacturing of small pressurized water reactor units. It is also the world first commercial onshore modular small reactor.
The core module of the Linglong One reactor mainly consists of two key components: the pressure vessel and the steam generator. They were independently designed by the CNNC Nuclear Power Institute of China and...
ROSATOM plans to construct SHELF-M reactor plant in Chukotka
ROSATOM and the Government of Chukotka have signed an agreement to collaborate on the implementation of a small nuclear power plant project in the region based on the latest Russian SHELF-M reactor plant. The agreement was signed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Alexei Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Vladislav Kuznetsov, Acting Governor and Chairman of the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug signed the document.
The agreement outlines the intentions and procedures for cooperation between the parties in the construction of a nuclear power plant to ensure reliable and low-carbon power supply to the Sovinoye gold deposit and the...
ROSATOM obtained a license for the first land-based SMR in Russia
On April 21, Rosenergoatom, a Joint-Stock Company, obtained a license issued by the Federal Service for the Supervision of Environment, Technology and Nuclear Management (Rostekhnadzor) to construct the Yakutsk land-based SMR in the Ust-Yansky District of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
The design of land-based SMR is based on the latest Russian technology - a water-cooled nuclear reactor RITM-200N, developed by adapting an advanced low- power facility of shipboard design for a ground-based NPP. Reactors of the RITM-200 series have been tested in the harsh Arctic conditions onboard the advanced Russian icebreakers and meet all post-Fukushima safety requirements for the modern NPP design. This is...
China begins nuclear island installation of land-based small modular reactor
The nuclear island installation of the world first commercial land-based small modular reactor, Linglong One, has officially begun construction in South China Hainan Province, China Central Television reported on Sunday.
Linglong One is a multi-functional modular small pressurized water reactor built by the China National Nuclear Corporation based on independent research and intellectual property rights.
It is also the world first reactor of this type to be approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency on the basis that it is built to serve the region diverse power needs.
The CCTV report described the nuclear island as the heart of the nuclear power plant. Other major facilities, including the power station pressure vessel and...
Shelf-M - Russian SMR
On November 21-22, the XII International Forum ATOMEXPO-2022 was held at the Sirius Center in Sochi. The forum was attended by over 3,000 specialists and guests from Russia, as well as 65 countries of the near and far abroad: representatives of business, government agencies, international organizations.
In the exhibition exposition of Rosatom, much attention was paid to Russian projects of small reactors in floating and land-based design. One of the ground-based projects is the well-known Shelf-M SMR, developed by NIKIET specialists.
The electric capacity of Shelf-M is up to 10 MWe, thermal capacity is 35 MWt. Core cooling is traditional, a unified design of an integrated water-water reactor is used.
Hydraulic tests of the ACP-100 reactor vessel have been successfully completed in China
CNNC SMR Linglong One wraps up construction of retaining walls
CNNC small modular reactor Linglong One installs heaviest component
The upper containment cylinder of the world first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, was successfully installed on July 6 at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China Hainan province.
The upper cylinder is an important component in ensuring the safety of the reactor building, and its installation lays a solid foundation for advancing the Linglong One demonstration project.
The upper cylinder of the steel containment shell is about 15 meters in height and 720 tons in weight, and is the heaviest single hoisting requirement for the Linglong One.
The Linglong One, also known as the ACP100, is a...
NuScale - waste controversy
This time, a group of authors acted as critics, among whom stands out Allison M. Macfarlane, who headed the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for two and a half years.
In a journal called Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences they published an article analyzing the amount of nuclear waste that will be generated in small modular reactors.
It is worth noting that in the United States, this concept includes not only radioactive waste, but also spent nuclear fuel, because in this country today it is not supposed to close the nuclear fuel cycle.
Small modular reactors (SMRs; i.e., nuclear reactors that produce <300 MWelec each) have garnered attention...
The MCP project for Linglong One has been approved by specialists
Argentina is developing a Carem of increased power
ROSATOM presents full Small Modular Reactors product line at EXPO 2020
ROSATOM, a global technological leader, has hosted Small Modular Reactors Day, the key event of its Breakthrough Technologies for a Sustainable Future programme at EXPO 2020, which is currently taking place in Dubai.
The event was held with the participation of ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev, World Nuclear Association head Sama Bilbao y Leon, and high-ranking representatives from international organisations, foreign governments and partner companies. UAE Atomic Energy Corporation Director General Mohamed Al-Hammadi and Russian Ambassador to the UAE Timur Zabirov attended the event.
Small Modular Reactors Day was an international platform...
Bottom of a steel containment is installed at first Chinese SMR
TVEL manufactures trial nuclear fuel assembly for the first land-based SMR plant
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The main nonproliferation and safeguards challenges facing the small modular reactors
In recent years, the not yet very familiar acronym SMR (small modular reactor) has become a new development trend for nuclear power around the world.
The advantages of SMRs are quite obvious - there are fewer requirements to the power systems, in which they will work, lower cost, they can be built much faster, and the whole set of equipment will be manufactured in factory conditions.
Since a fundamental objective for the development of this technology is newcomer countries, the principal requirement for all designs of small modular reactors will be to minimize the potential for proliferation and terrorist activities through proliferation-resistant design approaches in combination with IAEA and other safeguards.
Despite the benefits, small modular reactors also have disadvantages. In this paper we want to highlight and explore how SMRs challenge the existing nonproliferation regime. And how various aspects of SMR designs such as: enrichment, fissile material...
Construction of CAREM25 is suspended
Brazil and USA could cooperate for small reactors - minister
And what has the rabbit thought?
Published project of the economic development of Russia till 2020 - Conception 2020 provides the construction of NPPs of the small and medium capacity for the power supplying to the isolated Russian energy zones and for the developing world economies. Appearance of small and medium - capacity reactors is called one of the indicators of reaching the aims of the state policy in the nuclear industry.
The fact of mentioning of small NPPs in program of the government is gratifying, but the absence of the specifics alerts. However, as a lot of people have noticed, friability and amorphism is characteristics to the whole item of the Conception, devoted to the nuclear energy.
What can be hiding above the restrained comments of the conception and what projects can be realized during the next decade?
According to the IAEA graduation small nuclear energy is the reactors with the maximum capacity of 300 MWe. In Russia by the small NPPs is frequently understood autonomous energy sources with the maximum capacity level of 50-100 MWe.
