U-Battery
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U-battery is a micro–small modular reactor design of a nuclear reactor.[1][2]
History
The design for U-Battery was created at
Finance has been supported by grants from the UK government's Advanced Modular Reactor Feasibility and Development project, being selected for phase two in July 2020.[2] Each reactor is targeted to cost £50m.[5]
The design is for a 10 MWt / 4 MWe
A £1.6 million mock up has been set up at Whetstone, Leicestershire.[5] The first site in the UK could be at Capenhurst.[4]
In March 2023, Urenco ended its support, saying "we can no longer continue our support of the U-Battery Advanced Modular Reactor project, having exhausted our attempts to secure the commitment of new commercial investors." Intellectual property in the design will be transferred to the National Nuclear Laboratory.[6] The staff joined Ultra safe nuclear.[7]
References
Notes
- ^ MWt refers to thermal megawatt, MWe refers to electrically power produced in megawatts
Footnotes
- ^ WNN 2020.
- ^ a b c d e WNA 2021, Urenco U-Battery.
- ^ Onstad 2013.
- ^ a b Hoornweg 2021.
- ^ a b Pegden 2022.
- ^ "Urenco ends its support for U-Battery advanced reactor". Nuclear Engineering International. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "U-Battery personnel join Ultra Safe Nuclear's UK team". Retrieved 5 May 2023.
Sources
- Pegden, Tom (11 February 2022). "The mini nuclear reactor that could be providing heat energy to your factory within a decade". BusinessLive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- Hoornweg, Jacquie (23 February 2021). "U-Battery progress". Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- Onstad, Eric (8 February 2013). "Nuclear fuel firm champions "plug-and-play" micro reactors". Reuters. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- WNN (13 October 2020). "UK companies call on government to support nuclear in COVID recovery". World Nuclear News. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- WNA (December 2021). "Small Nuclear Power Reactors". World Nuclear Association. Retrieved 8 March 2022.