TY - JOUR
T1 - Progress and utilization of small nuclear reactors
AU - Estrada-Domínguez, L. A.
AU - Espinosa-Paredes, G.
AU - Nuñez-Carrera, A.
AU - del Valle-Gallegos, E.
AU - Vázquez-Rodriguez, R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2016/8/17
Y1 - 2016/8/17
N2 - In this study, we encompass different designs of small reactors, making a review since the beginning of the concept in the military and academic research, to the actual designs; and the prospective of this kind of reactors in the development of the nuclear industry. Small reactors were developed many years ago and have been in operation since 1950, but now, there is an increasing interest in developing small reactors for different applications or co-generation including a large variety of reactor designs with features ranging in coolant, cycle type, fuel, and energy applications; and enhancing features such as nuclear inherent safety, passive safety, and proliferation resistance. The modularity of some of these reactors makes them also a possible choice for nuclear development of some countries with units manufactured off-site and possible scaling into multimodular plants. Different lines of small reactors and current status are reviewed in this work.
AB - In this study, we encompass different designs of small reactors, making a review since the beginning of the concept in the military and academic research, to the actual designs; and the prospective of this kind of reactors in the development of the nuclear industry. Small reactors were developed many years ago and have been in operation since 1950, but now, there is an increasing interest in developing small reactors for different applications or co-generation including a large variety of reactor designs with features ranging in coolant, cycle type, fuel, and energy applications; and enhancing features such as nuclear inherent safety, passive safety, and proliferation resistance. The modularity of some of these reactors makes them also a possible choice for nuclear development of some countries with units manufactured off-site and possible scaling into multimodular plants. Different lines of small reactors and current status are reviewed in this work.
KW - Co-generation
KW - electrical generation
KW - modularity
KW - nuclear energy
KW - small reactors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983491132&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15567036.2012.705416
DO - 10.1080/15567036.2012.705416
M3 - Artículo de revisión
SN - 1556-7036
VL - 38
SP - 2362
EP - 2369
JO - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
JF - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
IS - 16
ER -