Trawsfynydd albergará un reactor SMR

Trawsfynydd (Gales) está en conversaciones con NuScale para construir un emplazamiento nuclear en las afueras del pueblo.

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Trawsfynydd (Gales) está en conversaciones con NuScale para construir un emplazamiento nuclear a las afueras del pueblo.

Una rivalidad comercial

Trawsfynydd is in the center of the conversations with the Galician Government to trade small modular reactors (SMR) in the United Kingdom. The building is located in the north of Wales. NuScale afirma estar preparada para implantar su tecnología SMR en el emplazamiento.

Por lo tanto, el emplazamiento de Trawsfynydd podría albergar tecnología SMR, al igual que el de Gwynedd. De hecho, Gwynedd tiene como fecha límite de construcción 2027. In Trawsfynydd, existen tres emplazamientos potenciales que cuentan con un acuerdo con la Autoridad de Desmantelamiento Nuclear (NDA).

Rolls-Royce SMR and Balfour Beatty firmaron memorandos de acuerdo para planificar la construcción de reactores SMR. This is a Holtec SMR-160 pressure water reactor. La empresa tiene previsto iniciar el proceso de validación reglamentaria en el Reino Unido.

A technology for the removal of waste

NuScale argues that its SMR VOYGR technology is still in development. Sólo queda desplegarlo en los sitios. Tom Mundy, Presidente de VOYGR, ha declarado:

“Creemos que estamos bien situados para poder avanzar. No es que tengamos que volver a desarrollar la tecnología y luego seguir adelante con los proyectos”.

Según NuScale, el Gobierno tiene interés en apoyar la tecnología SMR como parte de la ecuación energética global del Reino Unido. The VOYGR 12 design can accommodate up to 12 NuScale power supply modules. La producción bruta total asciende entonces a 924 MWe.

The NuScale power unit is also a reactor of water at pressure to generate vapor. The integrated heat exchange in a single unit generates 77MWe. Es el primer SMR que recibe la aprobación de diseño de la Comisión Reguladora Nuclear de Estados Unidos.

 

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