Terrestrial Energy
| Industry | Nuclear Power |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Key people | Simon Irish (CEO) |
| Website | https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/ |
Terrestrial Energy is a nuclear technology company working on Generation IV nuclear technology.[1] It expects to produce cost-competitive, high-temperature thermal energy with zero emissions. The company is developing a 195 MWe Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) design[2] and completed its Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Review[3] in 2023 with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.[4]
The IMSR uses molten salt reactor technology and is one example of a small modular reactor (SMR) characteristic of Generation IV nuclear reactor designs.
Terrestrial Energy claims two principal advantages over legacy nuclear power plants. First, construction is meant to take 4 years, versus 8-12 for legacy designs. Second, the Terrestrial Energy IMSR plant can be used to generate either electricity or industrial steam.[1]
Relative to other Generation IV designs, Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR uses no unproven engineering concepts, instead leveraging proven technologies in a unique way. This is meant to reduce licensing and timeline risks that have slowed the adoption of other approaches.
History
[edit]Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan began jointly working to advance SMR in April 2021. https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2022/08/terrestrial-energy-and-alberta-commercializing-smr-reactor.html
Design
[edit]The plant is designed for industrial cogeneration as well as power generation.
The reactor uses molten salt/uranium blend as both fuel and coolant.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Temple, James. "Advanced nuclear finds a more welcome home in Canada than the U.S." MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Terrestrial signs up BWXT for technical support - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Review". 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Yetisir, Metin. "Recent Developments in Small Modular Reactors in Canada" (PDF).
- ^ Wang, Brian (2022-08-30). "Terrestrial Energy and Alberta Commercializing SMR Reactor | NextBigFuture.com". Retrieved 2022-08-31.