Sep 13, 2023 · The IAEA’s Technical Working Group on Small and Medium Sized or Modular Reactors (TWG-SMR) and the SMR Regulators' Forum unites experts to discuss challenges and share experiences related to the development and future deployment of SMRs. The IAEA fosters sustainable nuclear energy development.

Nov 30, 2023 · Small and medium-sized or modular reactors are an option to fulfil the need for flexible power generation for a wider range of users and applications. Small modular reactors, deployable either as single or multi-module plant, offer the possibility to combine nuclear with alternative energy sources ...

Most data presented in this publication come from the 2024 update to the ARIS database. Publications on the status of SMR technology developments have been published in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024. More Information …

Oct 30, 2020 · Two other SMR frontrunners in Argentina and China are due to begin operation within the next three years. Argentina, China and Russia presented their progress on SMR technology in the webinar. The Akademik Lomonosov became the world’s first SMR power plant to enter commercial operation when it was connected to the grid in Russia’s remote ...

Sep 27, 2022 · One year after the launch of the IAEA Platform on Small Modular Reactors (SMR) and their Applications, experts from the IAEA and around the world came together at an event during the 66th IAEA General Conference to assess its achievements and outlook in supporting SMR development, deployment, licensing and oversight worldwide.

6 days ago · In Canada, a molten salt-based small modular reactor (SMR) concept passed a crucial pre-licensing vendor design review in 2023, the first such review completed for an MSR. Other projects, including in China, Russia and the US, continue to make progress, with the hope that MSRs could begin to see deployment as soon as the mid-2030s.

Sep 22, 2021 · With more than 70 SMR designs under development in 17 countries and the first SMR units already in operation in Russia, SMRs and their smaller cousins, microreactors (MRs), are forecast to play an increasingly important role in helping the global energy transition to net zero. Still, the technology, its safety and economic competitiveness must ...

Aug 9, 2024 · “It is clear that SMRs will be a vital component of the clean energy transition, and we must ensure that countries interested in this technology have a solid understanding of what is needed to successfully implement SMR projects.” SMRs are in many ways very similar to their larger counterparts.

Oct 25, 2024 · The SMR Platform is a focal point for the IAEA’s activities in this field and provides coordinated support and expertise from across the entire Agency. At the same time, NHSI brings together policy makers, regulators, designers, vendors, and operators to enhance the harmonization of regulatory approaches and the wider standardization of ...

Aug 8, 2019 · Some SMR designs have features that could reduce the tasks associated with spent fuel management. Power plants based on these designs require less frequent refuelling, every 3 to 7 years, in comparison to between 1 and 2 years for conventional plants, and some are even designed to operate for up to 30 years without refuelling.