BWRX-300 Remember the Name. It will Change Your Life!

The First Of A Kind [FOAK] GE-Hitachi's 300 MW Small Modular Reactor [SMR] will be operational in 2028. A few years later, the Nth Of A Kind [NOAK] will be available at an overnight cost of £452 million. The UK uses 340 TWh of electricity each year. 144 BWRX-300 SMR [at 40 to 50 sites in groups of 3 or 4] can supply all of the UK's 24/7, low-carbon electricity for an overnight cost of £65 billion.

Wednesday, 8 April 2020

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The Progress of the BWRX-300. Important Links, with Descriptions

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  • facebook Public Group - BWRX-300. The workhorse future of the UK's nuclear power industry
  • 30 Sep 2019. Status Report – BWRX-300 (GE Hitachi and Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy). Including: 7.1 - Project Preparation and Negotiation. 7.2 - Construction and Commissioning. 7.3 -Operation and Maintenance
  • 2020 Edition. P.93 - BWRX-300 Entry: ADVANCES IN SMALL MODULAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS
  • 11 Dec 2020. SGE and Exelon Generation Completed the Works on Deployment Feasibility Study of BWRX-300 Reactor. "...as it assesses the feasibility of building SMRs in Poland and will assist the Synthos Group to estimate how many units need to be built in order to take full advantage of the cost effect of serial production of SMRs..."
  • 01 Dec 2020. “Obtaining NRC approval of the specific innovations that simplify the BWRX-300 design is a major milestone in our efforts to license this game-changing technology,” said Jay Wileman, President & CEO
  • 30 Oct 2020. Page 96: 12. Development Milestones 2017 Conceptual design started 2018 BEIS funded Mature Technology Evaluation the UK ONR 2019 Pre-application activities initiated with the US NRC 2020 Combined Phase 1 and 2 Vendor Design Review initiated with CNSC in Canada 2022 First construction permit applications expected to be submitted 2024 Start of construction for first unit expected 2027 Commercial operation of first unit expected
  • Oct 28 2020: Synthos Green Energy Enters into Discussions with Polish Nuclear Regulator about Potential BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Project. Under the Polish Nuclear Act of 29 November 2000, before applying for a permit to construct a nuclear facility, a party such as SGE may ask PAA to issue a general opinion about the organizational and technical solutions to be applied in the construction and operation of a potential facility in Poland. SGE intends to request a general opinion and in advance of that has submitted to PAA a document describing technical attributes of the BWRX-300.
  • Jun 25, 2020: IFNEC [International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation] Webinar #4 – SMR Vendor Forum – Discussion with Global Vendors to Review Designs and Benefits. Jon Ball, Executive Vice President, GE Hitachi presents the BWRX-300 from 5:48 to 16:48, with the latest ‘official’ statements on the progress of the BWRX-300 towards first operation. At 12:47 the presentation slide states: “…Targeting Commercial Operation in US by 2027 and Canada by 2028…”
  • Oct 8, 2020: GE Hitachi will be working with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to make progress on options for the potential deployment of small modular reactors (SMR) in Ontario, including its BWRX-300 small modular reactor design..........GE Hitachi officials said the firm intends to develop a supply chain of Canadian companies to support the SMR project, officials said. The firm has entered into an agreement with five Canadian companies: Aecon Nuclear, BWXT Canada Ltd., Hatch Ltd., Black & Veatch and Overland Contracting Canada Inc. (a Black & Veatch Company).
  • 2020: "...The BWRX-300 is based on the U.S. NRC-licensed, 1,520 MWe ESBWR and is designed to provide clean, flexible baseload electricity generation that is competitively priced and estimated to have the lifecycle costs of typical natural gas combined-cycle plants targeting $2,250/kW for NOAK (nth of a kind) implementations..."
  • Brilliant article from Rod Adams, 01 April 2020. Rod runs the Atomics Insight 'operation' and has been podcasting and blogging about nuclear power for decades - nobody more highly respected in the 'trade'. Interview with David Sledzik of GE H covers much of the 'fine detail' and comments from other aficionados debate many other points.
  • 18 March 2020. US-Canada licensing of GE Hitachi SMR set to open doors worldwide (Like EU & UK)
  • "...The SMR removes virtually all of the systems needed to support a large-scale reactor, with the exception of the isolation condenser system. This key system will remain its original size to optimize its performance in the much smaller BWRX-300. The isolation condenser converts steam to liquid, initiating natural circulation and passive cooling..."
  • WILMINGTON, North Carolina—January 30, 2020—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced that it has officially begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor. GEH’s BWRX-300 represents the simplest, yet most innovative BWR design since GE began commercializing nuclear reactors in 1955.
  • At 32:50, David Powell states Capital Cost US$2,000/kW. 6 other SMR providers do not attempt to compete.
  • Christer Dahlgren explains the 'Design-to-Cost' policy. 90% reduction/MW in plant layout; 50% reduction/MW in building volume and concrete use.
  • Vice president of nuclear projects for U.S. energy giant GE Hitachi Jon Ball says: "...expect to have the first operational module reactor up and running in 2027..."
  • Poland’s second-richest man may beat the government in building the nation’s first nuclear power plant.......a small 300-megawatt reactor next to the company’s factory in southern Poland, which could be completed as early as 2027.
  • At 47:50, Glen Watford, Vice President & Chief Engineer, confirms a 2 year build-programme.
  • Kalev Kallemets, CEO of Fermi Energia. “Boiling water reactors have been proven in the Nordics to be safe, economic and reliable......the design of the BWRX-300 makes it investible and highly competitive technology.”
  • Scroll down. Below No 20, click on the 3 dots after Box 10, to get to Page 11. Click on No 206 for the GE Hitachi Submission, with substantial BWRX-300 content.
  • "...the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission just agreed that any emergencies that could possibly occur at a small modular nuclear power plant probably won’t even get past the fence.....No need to come up with huge evacuation plans for nearby cities or anyone living near the plant, like we did for older plants. You can just stand there at the fence and watch what’s going on
  • "...analysis shows that seawater extraction [of uranium] could be competitive with land mining at present prices.....a potential 100 trillion tons or enough to satisfy Earth's energy needs for the next billion years ..."
  • At 4:30 - "...you could build 10 or 11 of these [BWRX-300] reactors at a quarter of the cost of Hinkley.....instead of costing £21.5 billion, they may cost £5 billion..."

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