Publication Laka-library:
Small modular reactors: No solution for the cost, safety, and waste problems of nuclear power
| Author | IEER, PSR, Arjun Makhijani, Michele Boyd |
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6-01-3-60-06.pdf |
| Date | September 2010 |
| Classification | 6.01.3.60/06 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - OTHER TYPES, SMALL MODULAR REACTORS) |
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From the publication:
Small Modular
Reactors
No Solution for the Cost, Safety, and Waste Problems
of Nuclear Power
BY ARJUN MAKHIJANI AND MICHELE BOYD
S ome proponents of nuclear power are advocating for
the development of small modular reactors (SMRs)1
as the solution to the problems facing large reactors,
particularly soaring costs, safety, and radioactive waste.
Unfortunately, small-scale reactors can’t solve these
N A fact sheet
produced by the
Institute for
Energy and
Environmental
Research and
problems, and would likely exacerbate them. Physicians
for Social
There has been a proliferation of proposed led by Westinghouse: This 335 MWe
Responsibility
SMR designs, but none have applied for reactor would use conventional pressur-
certification by the Nuclear Regulatory Com- ized water fuel rods in 17x17 bundles
mission yet. The NRC says that it expects to with all of the main system c omponents
receive its first SMR design certification appli- inside the reactor vessel.
cation in 2012.2 There are three general types
of SMRs being discussed for certi