NEI Nuclear Notes

Last Wednesday, CSIS hosted Scaling Down Reactors: A Different Model for Nuclear Energy , and has made available the speaker bios and presentations along with audio of the event. Their brief overview of this new & growing field: Several companies and research teams are now pioneering smaller reactor designs that could present a unique set of characteristics and benefits desirable to domestic utilities as well as other nations interested in nuclear energy. Ranging in size and technology, smaller reactors could offer different capital cost structures, the possibility of modular designs, and new operational and safety characteristics. Internationally, these reactors may also introduce important considerations for grid compatibility and nonproliferation efforts. Then, NRC hel d a workshop Thursday and Friday, Small- and Medium-Sized Reactors , at which Chairman Greg Jaczko spoke . The presenters’ slides are here , except for DOE’s presentation . NEI was represented by Paul Genoa, wh...