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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
A. Stuecheli, R. Zmasek, M. Schaub
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 2 | September 1985 | Pages 2526-2531
Containment and Control | Proceedings of the Second National Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Dayton, Ohio, April 30 to May 2, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24659
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Aqueous and gaseous tritiated streams are to be processed in many Fusion, Fission and Isotope Separation Systems. A number of processes have been proposed. Some of them are well established, others are not yet industrially applied. From an engineering point of view these processes are evaluated for use in industrial plants with large scale separating requirements. Tritium processing experience from fission plants (mainly heavy water reactors) can be directly applied to Fusion Reactor Tritium systems. Sufficient experience for equipment design and material selection for industrial plants is already established.