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Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
This week, two significant announcements have emerged from the United Kingdom’s advanced reactor sector.
On June 14, Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that they had signed two trilateral memorandums of cooperation to collaborate on “advanced modular reactor (AMR) technology, specifically high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), and the coated particle fuel these reactors will use.”
Separately, on June 16, Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower announced that its Natrium reactor design has been formally submitted for U.K. regulatory review. The company also announced the formation of a new subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd.
Bernard H. Cherry
Nuclear Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | September 1976 | Pages 242-245
Technical Paper | Uranium Resource / Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT76-A31641
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The expansion of the nuclear industry to meet anticipated electrical growth requirements is in part dependent on the ability of the domestic uranium industry to expand anticipated uranium demand. This expansion is potentially constrained by many factors, including resource availability, the mounting of an adequate drilling program, availability of competent people, industry financing capability, and the dynamics of expanding an industry from a relatively small base. In the absence of industry success in mounting adequate expansion efforts, customer involvement in risk taking will be required to develop uranium supplies in a timely manner.