Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation in Seattle is pursuing funding from the US Department of Energy’s advanced reactor demonstration programme to host its 15-MW micro modular reactors (MMR) at the University of Illinois and the Idaho National Laboratory.
The project includes a single MMR at the university for training, research, and to supply heat and power to the campus. The university plans to develop the first generation of commercial microreactor operators and will be directly involved in MMR design and integration.
The plant at INL would support the demonstration of the laboratory’s energy systems research, including the carbon-free production of hydrogen by thermo-chemical processes and other zero-carbon energy applications well suited to the high temperature output of the MMR.
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