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Benefits and Challenges of Small Modular Fast Reactors: IAEA TECDOC No. 1972
The IAEA ussually defines small and medium sized or modular reactors (SMRs) as reactors producing up to 300 MW(e) (small sized or small modular) and reactors producing 300-700 MW(e) (medium sized). There has been increasing interest in SMRs globally owing to their variois benefits, such as flexible power generation options, the wide range of applications, enhanced safety resulting from inherest passive safety features, reduced upfront capital investment, and possibilities for cogeneration and non-electrical applications. At the same time, SMRs face various techinical and economic challenges to their development and wide-scale deployment.
This TECDOC is not only intended to overview engineering analyses of Fast SMR reactor concepts. Although it is mainly aimed to present innovative reactor solutions aimed to increase safety and simplicity of design, the parameters that contribute to the final cos of the plant are also considered. These additional elements help to verify the Fast SMRs market attractiveness.
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Handbook of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, 1st Edition | en |