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Small and medium reactors. I: status and prospects (1991)

Author	NEA
Date	1991
Classification	6.01.3.50/16 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - NEW GENERATIONS - GENERAL)
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SMALL AND MEDIUM REACTORS

I. STATUS AND PROSPECTS

Interest is growing, in OECD countries and elsewhere, in smaller reactors than 
those now generally in service. Small and medium-sized nuclear reactors (SMRs), 
generating less than 600 MW, are being designed for three purposes: electric 
power production, heat generation (both for industrial process heat and space 
heating) and co-generation of both heat and power.

This study by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, drawing on the latest information 
from manufacturers and potential users, explores the design concepts and status of 
development of these reactors, their economic rationale and markets, safety aspects, 
and the further steps needed to facilitate their introduction. Aimed at decision-makers 
in government and industry, it provides an objective review of SMRs in the context of 
current concerns over fuel sources and technologies capable of providing reliable, 
low-cost energy with minimal environmental impact.

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