Speaker
Description
One of the proposed advantages of small modular reactors (SMRs) is that they could be built in controlled factory environments and transported to power plant sites for installation. This concept aligns with the nascent ideas of transportable nuclear power plants (TNPPs) and floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) that could be constructed in shipyards specialized in building large, complex vessels. The proposition is that a maximum of components outside the SMR itself are built by the yard and its supply chain, using as much as possible the existing codes and standards that such industry is used to apply, from the marine and the offshore oil & gas sectors.
The author will present a risk-based technology qualification approach demonstrated with floating liquefied natural gas projects 10-15 years ago. This methodological approach helps with the process of identifying those components that will be designed, built, installed, operated, maintained and decommissioned considering a different environment, codes, and supply chains to those of the nuclear industry and then assessing the technology qualification activities that will be needed. The goal is to provide a methodology that can help realize the promised deployment potential of SMRs through non-traditional construction and siting approaches.
| Country OR International Organization | Bureau Veritas |
|---|---|
| Email address | jose.esteve@bureauveritas.com |
| Confirm that the work is original and has not been published anywhere else | YES |
