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It's interesting to see a paper talking about how SMR are seemingly unfeasible in reasonable time when we already have plenty of small nuclear reactors being bu
by littlestymaar 2y ago
It's interesting to see a paper talking about how SMR are seemingly unfeasible in reasonable time when we already have plenty of small nuclear reactors being built somewhat in series: nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier engines.
- throwanem 2y agoIt's hard to imagine commercial SMRs being built to the same standard as marine propulsion reactors, or receiving the same level of investment in ongoing maintenance.
- littlestymaar 2y agoAnd yet that's exactly what NavalGroup and EDF are working on: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUWARD_(r%C3%A9acteur) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUWARD_(r%C3%A9acteur) Of course it's not going to be the same “standards” though, because the safety authority is much more rigorous when dealing with civil nuclear their your own soil than for nuclear submarines. (and keep in mind that we're talking about French companies here, and France will need to replace 58 reactors in the next 30 years, so there will a huge need for mass production)
- pfdietz 2y agoIt should be noted that military naval reactors are still more expensive than propelling ships with liquid hydrocarbons. This is why most of the ships in the US Navy are not nuclear.
- Loggias 2y ago[dead]