Published 2002
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A New Approach to Nuclear Power The Multi-Module Reactor (MMR) Concept
Creators
- 1. Advance Nuclear Concepts, MS-1146, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185 (United States)
Description
While fuel cost for nuclear power is incredibly low relative to fossil fuel, the capital investment needed to build today's nuclear power plant is substantial. Utilities are reluctant to build new nuclear power plants because of the long construction time and the associated uncertainty of investment recovery. This paper introduces a new modular reactor concept, the Multi-Module Reactor (MMR), that reduces both the construction cost and time in an attempt to renew commercial interest in nuclear power. (authors)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Nuclear Society - ANS
- Imprint Place
- La Grange Park (United States)
- ISBN
- 0-89448-663-2
- Imprint Pagination
- 7 p.
Conference
- Title
- 2002 International congress on advances in nuclear power plants
- Acronym
- ICAPP'02
- Dates
- 9-13 Jun 2002
- Place
- Hollywood, FL (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 40044631
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CAPITAL; CONSTRUCTION; COST; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENT; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 2 refs.