원자력 에너지 DOE 프로젝트는 새로운 원자로 유형의 실증에 대한 감독 계획을 제도화 해야 한다(NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECTS DOE Should Institutionalize Oversight Plans for Demonstrations of New Reactor Types )
본 보고서는 최근 경제적 어려움을 겪고 있는 원자력 발전소를 위한 해결책인 소형 모듈식 원자로 지원에 대해 설명하고 있습니다.
The Department of Energy (DOE) supports the research, development, and demonstration of new types of nuclear reactors. In line with that role, in fiscal year 2021, the department made three multi-year awards totaling $4.6 billion to support the demonstration of one small modular reactor and two advanced reactors. DOE awarded the Carbon Free Power Project about $1.4 billion for a small modular reactor plant near Idaho Falls, Idaho. Under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, DOE awarded TerraPower almost $2 billion for the NatriumTM Demonstration in Wyoming and awarded X-energy about $1.2 billion for the Xe-100 Demonstration in Washington State.