Generic small modular reactor plant design.

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1096461· OSTI ID:1096461

Cipiti, Benjamin B.; Jordan, Sabina Erteza; Baum, Gregory A.

This report gives an overview of expected design characteristics, concepts, and procedures for small modular reactors. The purpose of this report is to provide those who are interested in reducing the cost and improving the safety of advanced nuclear power plants with a generic design that possesses enough detail in a non-sensitive manner to give merit to their conclusions. The report is focused on light water reactor technology, but does add details on what could be different in a more advanced design (see Appendix). Numerous reactor and facility concepts were used for inspiration (documented in the bibliography). The final design described here is conceptual and does not reflect any proposed concept or sub-systems, thus any details given here are only relevant within this report. This report does not include any design or engineering calculations.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1096461
• Report Number(s): SAND2012-10406; 463662
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English