The Transportable Nuclear Plant for Multi Purpose Applications
- Nijmegen (Netherlands)
The DOE (Department of Energy - USA) has started the Generation IV initiative for the new generation of nuclear reactors that have to be much better developed for safety, economy and public acceptance. The SGR (Simplified Gas-cooled Reactor) is being proposed as a Generation IV modular nuclear reactor, using graphite pebbles as fuel, whereby an attempt has been made to meet all the DOE requirements [1,2] to be used for future nuclear reactors. Deregulation and liberalization are changing the global energy-markets. At the same time innovative technologies are introduced in the electricity industry; often as a requirement from the upcoming Digital Society. Energy solutions for the future are more seen as a mix of energy-sources for generation-, transmission- and distribution energy-services. The Internet Energy-web based 'Virtual' enterprises are coming up and will gradually change our society. The focus in this paper is on the changing and emerging global energy-markets and how the nuclear industry can anticipate in the coming Digital Society. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- The ASME Foundation, Inc., Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21064580
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ICONE-10: 10. international conference on nuclear engineering, Arlington - Virginia (United States), 14-18 Apr 2002; Other Information: Country of input: France
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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