A microreactor being developed by Virginia-based nuclear equipment company BWXT has been selected to participate in the US Department of Energy’s advanced reactor demonstration programme (ARDP).
The BWXT advanced nuclear reactor, called Banr, is a transportable high-temperature gas-cooled microreactor which will use Triso fuel.
In 2020, BWXT was chosen to lead a seven-year $106m (€97m) cost-sharing project by the DOE to develop the reactor design. The DOE said it would contribute $85m of funding under the arrangement.
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