New nukes : assessments of light water small modular and advanced reactor concepts /

Energy demand in the United States is expected to continue to grow over the coming decades, and the Department of Energy (DOE) considers nuclear energy to be one way to help meet this increased demand without producing air pollution. However, the current domestic commercial nuclear reactor fleet, co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Walters, Darnell (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2016]
Colección:Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Temas:
Nuclear reactors > Technological innovations > United States.
Réacteurs nucléaires > Innovations > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Nuclear.
Nuclear reactors > Technological innovations.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • NEW NUKES: ASSESSMENTS OF LIGHT WATER SMALL MODULAR AND ADVANCED REACTOR CONCEPTS; NEW NUKES: ASSESSMENTS OF LIGHT WATER SMALL MODULAR AND ADVANCED REACTOR CONCEPTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: NUCLEAR REACTORS: STATUS AND CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF NEW COMMERCIAL CONCEPTS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. BACKGROUND; 2. FOUR LIGHT WATER SMR DESIGNERS HAVE DISCUSSED CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING WITH THE NRC, AND DOE HAS ALSO FOCUSED ON TWO ADVANCED REACTOR CONCEPTS
  • 3. NEW REACTOR CONCEPTS COULD PROVIDE BENEFITS THAT MAY ALLOW EXPANSION OF POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS4. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT EFFORTS FOR NEW REACTOR CONCEPTS FACE SEVERAL CHALLENGES; 5. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; 6. AGENCY AND THIRD PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: EXPERT PARTICIPATION; Chapter 2: ADVANCED REACTOR RESEARCH: DOE SUPPORTS MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES, BUT ACTIONS NEEDED TO ENSURE A PROTOTYPE IS BUILT; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND
  • NE'S APPROACH TO ADVANCED REACTOR R & D SUPPORTS SEVERAL ADVANCED REACTOR TECHNOLOGIESNE USES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS TO SET PROGRAM AND FUNDING PRIORITIES BUT DOES NOT HAVE A STRATEGY FOR DEPLOYING AN ADVANCED REACTOR PROTOTYPE; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OVERVIEW OF NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGIES; INDEX

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