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| Preface |
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| Part One Fundamentals of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) |
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1 Small modular reactors (SMRs) for producing nuclear energy: an introduction |
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1.2 Incentives and challenges for achieving commercial deployment success |
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1.3 Overview of different types of small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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1.4 Public health and safety |
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1.5 The current status of SMRs |
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1.8 Sources of further information and advice |
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2 Small modular reactors (SMRs) for producing nuclear energy: international developments |
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2.2 Light-water-cooled reactors |
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2.3 Heavy-water-cooled reactors |
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2.5 Liquid-metal-cooled reactors |
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2.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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3 Integral pressurized-water reactors (iPWRs) for producing nuclear energy: a new paradigm |
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3.2 The imperatives for nuclear power |
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3.3 The integral pressurized-water reactor (iPWR) |
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3.4 Addressing the safety imperative |
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3.5 Satisfying the economic competitiveness imperative |
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3.8 Sources of further information and advice |
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| Part Two Small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technologies |
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4 Core and fuel technologies in integral pressurized-water reactors (iPWRs) |
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4.2 Safety design criteria |
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4.3 Design features to achieve the criteria |
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4.4 Integral pressurized-water reactor (iPWR) design specifics |
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5 Key reactor system components in integral pressurized-water reactors (iPWRs) |
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5.3 Connected system components |
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5.5 Sources of further information and advice |
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6 Instrumentation and control technologies for small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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6.2 Safety system instrumentation and controls (I&C) |
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6.3 Nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) control systems instrumentation |
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6.4 Balance of plant (BOP) instrumentation |
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6.5 Diagnostics and prognostics |
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6.6 Processing electronics |
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6.8 Future trends and challenges |
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7 Human-system interfaces (HSIs) in small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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7.2 Human-system interfaces (HSIs) for new nuclear power plants (NPPs) |
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7.3 The state of HSI technology in existing NPPs |
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7.4 Purpose and objectives of advanced HSIs and human-factor challenges |
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7.5 Differences in the treatment of HSIs in the nuclear industry and other industries |
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7.6 How to identify and select advanced HSIs: five dimensions |
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7.7 Operational domains of HSIs |
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7.8 HSI technology classification |
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7.9 HSI architecture and functions |
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7.10 Implementation and design strategies |
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7.13 Sources of further information and advice |
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8 Safety of integral pressurized-water reactors (iPWRs) |
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8.2 Approaches to safety: active, passive, inherent safety and safety-by-design |
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8.3 Testing of small modular reactor (SMR) components and systems |
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8.4 Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA)/probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) |
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8.5 Security as it relates to safety |
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213 | (1) |
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9 Proliferation resistance and physical protection (PR&PP) in small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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9.3 System response and outcomes |
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9.4 Steps in the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) evaluation process |
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9.5 Lessons learned from performing proliferation resistance and physical protection (PR&PP) |
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9.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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| Part Three Implementation and applications |
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10 Economics and financing of small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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10.2 Investment and risk factors |
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10.3 Capital costs and economy of scale |
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10.4 Capital costs and multiple units |
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10.5 Capital costs and size-specific factors |
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10.6 Competitiveness of multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) versus large reactors |
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10.7 Competitiveness of SMRs versus other generation technologies |
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10.10 Sources of further information and advice |
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11 Licensing of small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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11.2 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing of small modular reactors (SMRs): an example |
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11.3 Industry codes and standards to support SMR licensing |
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11.4 International strategy and framework for SMR licensing |
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12 Construction methods for small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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12.2 Options for manufacturing |
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12.3 Component fabrication |
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12.4 Advanced joining techniques |
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12.5 Supply chain implications |
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13 Hybrid energy systems (HESs) using small modular reactors (SMRs) |
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13.2 Principles of hybrid energy systems (HESs) |
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13.3 Evaluating the merit of proposed hybrid system architectures |
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13.4 The when, why and how of SMR hybridization |
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13.5 Coupling reactor thermal output to non-electric applications |
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13.7 Sources of further information |
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| Part Four International R&D and deployment |
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14 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of the USA |
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14.2 US Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) small modular reactor (SMR) R&D program |
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14.3 Principal R&D areas of the DOE-NE Advanced Reactor Technology (ART) program |
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14.4 DOE-NE Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) A-SMR related R&D |
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14.5 DOE-NE R&D partnerships on advanced reactors |
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14.6 R&D conducted by nuclear industry on SMRs |
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15 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of the Republic of Korea |
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15.2 Korean integral pressurized-water reactor (iPWR): System- integrated Modular Advanced ReacTor (SMART) |
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15.3 Development of other small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technologies in the Republic of Korea |
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15.4 Design characteristics of Korean iPWRs: SMART |
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15.5 Design characteristics of Korean sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) and very-high-temperature reactor (VHTR) |
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15.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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16 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of Argentina |
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16.2 Small modular reactor (SMR) R&D in Argentina |
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16.3 Integrated pressurized-water reactor (iPWR): CAREM |
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16.4 Deployment of SMRs in Argentina |
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16.6 Sources of further information and advice |
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17 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of Russia |
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17.2 Small modular reactor (SMR) projects being developed by OKBM Afrikantov in Russia |
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17.3 SMR projects being developed by joint stock company (JSC) AKME Engineering in Russia |
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17.4 SMRs being developed by NIKIET in Russia |
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17.5 Deployment of SMRs in Russia |
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17.8 Sources of further information and advice |
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18 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of China |
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18.2 Small modular reactors (SMRs) in the People's Republic (PR) of China: HTR-200 |
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18.3 SMRs in PR of China: ACP100 |
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18.4 Deployment of SMRs in PR of China |
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19 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of Japan |
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19.2 Small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) R&D in Japan |
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19.3 SMR technologies in Japan |
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19.4 Deployment of SMRs in Japan |
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19.6 Sources of further information and advice |
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20 Small modular reactors (SMRs): the case of developing countries |
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20.2 Measuring development |
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20.3 Trade-offs of small modular reactors (SMRs) in developing countries |
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20.4 Characteristics of developing countries that make deployment of SMRs viable |
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20.5 SMR choices in developing countries |
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20.6 Obstacles and innovations |
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