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Title: The Role of Instrumentation and Controls Technology in Enabling Deployment of Small Modular Reactors

Abstract

The development of deployable small modular reactors (SMRs) will provide the United States with another economically viable energy option, diversify the available nuclear power alternatives for the country, and enhance U.S. economic competitiveness by ensuring a domestic capability to supply demonstrated reactor technology to a growing global market for clean and affordable energy sources. Smaller nuclear power plants match the needs of much of the world that lacks highly stable, densely interconnected electrical grids. SMRs can present lower capital and operating costs than large reactors, allow incremental additions to power generation capacity that closely match load growth and support multiple energy applications (i.e., electricity and process heat). Taking advantage of their smaller size and modern design methodology, safety, security, and proliferation resistance may also be increased. Achieving the benefits of SMR deployment requires a new paradigm for plant design and management to address multi-unit, multi-product-stream generating stations. Realizing the goals of SMR deployment also depends on the resolution of technical challenges related to the unique characteristics of these reactor concepts. This paper discusses the primary issues related to SMR deployment that can be addressed through crosscutting research, development, and demonstration involving instrumentation and controls (I&C) technologies.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. ORNL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
993021
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Seventh American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Controls, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 20101107, 20101111
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; AVAILABILITY; CAPACITY; CAPITAL; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY SOURCES; MANAGEMENT; MARKET; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPERATING COST; POWER GENERATION; PROLIFERATION; REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; RESOLUTION; SAFETY; SECURITY; small modular reactor; SMR; I&C; Instrumentation; Controls

Citation Formats

Clayton, Dwight A, and Wood, Richard Thomas. The Role of Instrumentation and Controls Technology in Enabling Deployment of Small Modular Reactors. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Clayton, Dwight A, & Wood, Richard Thomas. The Role of Instrumentation and Controls Technology in Enabling Deployment of Small Modular Reactors. United States.
Clayton, Dwight A, and Wood, Richard Thomas. 2010. "The Role of Instrumentation and Controls Technology in Enabling Deployment of Small Modular Reactors". United States.
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abstractNote = {The development of deployable small modular reactors (SMRs) will provide the United States with another economically viable energy option, diversify the available nuclear power alternatives for the country, and enhance U.S. economic competitiveness by ensuring a domestic capability to supply demonstrated reactor technology to a growing global market for clean and affordable energy sources. Smaller nuclear power plants match the needs of much of the world that lacks highly stable, densely interconnected electrical grids. SMRs can present lower capital and operating costs than large reactors, allow incremental additions to power generation capacity that closely match load growth and support multiple energy applications (i.e., electricity and process heat). Taking advantage of their smaller size and modern design methodology, safety, security, and proliferation resistance may also be increased. Achieving the benefits of SMR deployment requires a new paradigm for plant design and management to address multi-unit, multi-product-stream generating stations. Realizing the goals of SMR deployment also depends on the resolution of technical challenges related to the unique characteristics of these reactor concepts. This paper discusses the primary issues related to SMR deployment that can be addressed through crosscutting research, development, and demonstration involving instrumentation and controls (I&C) technologies.},
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