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Title: Small modular reactors for electricity generation : an economic and technologically sound alternative
Authors: Jorge Morales Pedraza. Jorge Morales Pedraza, author. 
Keywords: Energy; Nuclear power plants; Electric power production; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Electric power production; Nuclear power plants; Energy; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Engineering; Energy Systems; Physics of Energy Technology; Environmental Science and Engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- Nuclear; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Science -- Environmental Science; Nuclear power & engineering; Energy technology & engineering; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Electronic books; Electronic book
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Springer
Abstract: As a flexible, cost-effective energy alternative to large scale nuclear power reactors, this book examines the potential future use of small modular reactors for the generation of electricity in different regions. Exploring advanced nuclear technologies, chapters describe the current situation and perspective of the small modular reactors market (SMRs) in different regions around the word, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Particular attention is paid to the benefits of using these types of reactors for the generation of electricity, discussing their efficiency and reduced construction time, as well as exploring the main difficulties encountered in the development stage. Looking at the potential dangers that SMRs pose to the environment and population, the text presents the new safety measures that have been adopted in SMRs design to reduce future risk.
Description: Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; 1 General Overview; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of Nuclear Power Reactors; 1.3 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs); 1.3.1 Benefits of the Use of Small Modular Reactors; 1.3.2 The Perspective of the Small Modular Reactors Market at World Level; 1.3.3 Main Safety Features of the Small Modular Reactors; 1.3.4 Different Small Modular Reactor Designs; References; 2 Advanced Nuclear Technologies and Its Future Possibilities; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Generation III, III+ and IV Nuclear Power Reactors. Contents: 2.2.1 Generation IV Nuclear Power Reactors; 2.2.2 GIF Initiative Goals; 2.2.3 Descriptions of the Generation IV Systems; 2.2.3.1 The Gas Cooled Fast Reactor (GFR); 2.2.3.2 The Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor (SFR); 2.2.3.3 The Supercritical Water Cooled Reactor (SCWR); 2.2.3.4 Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR); 2.2.3.5 Molten Salt Reactor (MSR); 2.2.3.6 Lead Cooled Fast Reactor (LFR); 2.2.4 The Future of the Generation IV Nuclear Power Reactors; 2.3 European Pressurised Reactor (EPR); 2.3.1 EPR Design Project; 2.3.2 EPR Description; 2.3.3 Safety, Competitiveness and Flexibility. Contents: 2.3.4 EPR Projects; 2.4 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs); 2.4.1 Why the Interest in Small Modular Reactors; 2.4.2 Small Modular Reactors and Their Attributes; 2.4.2.1 Safety Designs of Small Modular Reactors; 2.4.2.2 Proliferation Resistance and the IAEA Safeguards System; 2.4.2.3 Economic Analysis of Small Modular Reactors; 2.4.2.4 Waste Problem and Decommissioning; 2.4.3 Small Modular Reactor Designs; 2.4.3.1 Light Water Reactors (LWR); 2.4.3.2 Heavy Water Reactors; 2.4.3.3 High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTRs); 2.4.3.4 Fast Neutron Reactors; 2.4.3.5 Molten Salt Reactors (MSR). Contents: 2.4.3.6 Others Types of SMR2.4.3.7 Hurdles that Must Be Overcome for the Deployment of the SMRs; 2.5 Nuclear Fusion Reactors; 2.5.1 Plasma Confinement and Its Devices; 2.5.2 Fusion Reactor Projects; 2.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 The Current Situation and Perspective of the Small Modular Reactors Market in North and South America, Including the Caribbean Regions; Abstract; 3.1 Background; 3.2 The Current Situation and Perspective on the Use of Small Modular Reactors for Electricity Generation in the United States and Canada; 3.2.1 United States. Contents: 3.2.2 Nuclear Power Plants Operating in the United States; 3.2.3 Types of Small Modular Reactors Under Development in the United States; 3.2.4 The Commercialisation Programme of Small Modular Reactor Technology in the United States ; 3.2.5 Financing of Small Modular Reactors in the United States; 3.2.6 Market Perspective of the Small Modular Reactors in the United States; 3.2.7 The Need of Small Modular Reactors in the United States; 3.2.8 Public Opinion Regarding the Use of Nuclear Energy for Electricity Generation in the United States; 3.3 Canada.
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