Advanced reactors : review of U.S. efforts in the development of nuclear and fusion energy / Emelia Clarke, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Emelia, editor.

Series:

Nuclear Materials and Disaster Research

Nuclear materials and disaster research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fast reactors.

Nuclear reactors.

Nuclear engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy's (NE) approach to advanced reactor research and development (R&D) focuses on three reactor technologies-high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, sodium-cooled fast reactors, and fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactors-but NE is also funding research into other advanced reactor technologies. NE's approach is to conduct research in support of multiple advanced reactor technologies, while collaborating with industry and academia, with the ultimate goal for industry to take the results of NE's research to the next step of development a

Contents:

""ADVANCED REACTORS: REVIEW OF U.S. EFFORTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR AND FUSION ENERGY""; ""ADVANCED REACTORS: REVIEW OF U.S. EFFORTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR AND FUSION ENERGY""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Advanced Reactor Research: DOE Supports Multiple Technologies, but Actions Needed to Ensure a Prototype Is Built*""; ""Why GAO Did This Study""; ""What GAO Recommends""; ""What GAO Found""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Background""

""NE�s Approach to Advanced Reactor R&D Supports Several Advanced Reactor Technologies""""NE�s Advanced Reactor R&D Efforts Are Focused on Three Primary Reactor Technologies""; ""High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors""; ""Liquid-Metal-Cooled Fast Reactors""; ""Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor""; ""Other Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies""; ""Advanced Small Modular Reactors""; ""NE�s Approach Addresses Broad Programmatic Goals and Policy Objectives, and Provides Flexibility in Responding to Changes in U.S. Energy Policy""

""NE Uses Internal and External Reviews to Set Program and Funding Priorities but Does Not Have a Strategy for Deploying an Advanced Reactor Prototype""""NE Plans, Prioritizes, and Evaluates Its R&D Activities through Internal and External Reviews""; ""NE Does Not Have a Strategy to Overcome Several Barriers to Deploying an Advanced Nuclear Reactor Prototype""; ""Conclusion""; ""Recommendations for Executive Action""; ""Agency Comments and Our Evaluation""; ""Appendix I: Overview of Nuclear Reactor Technologies""; ""Overview of Reactor Operations""; ""Types of Nuclear Reactors""

""Overview of the Reactor Core""""End Notes""; ""Chapter 2: Fusion Energy: Actions Needed to Finalize Cost and Schedule Estimates for U.S. Contributions to an International Experimental Reactor*""; ""Why GAO Did This Study""; ""What GAO Recommends""; ""What GAO Found""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Background""; ""The Estimated Cost and Schedule of the U.S. ITER Project Has Grown Substantially Since 2006""

""Despite Reflecting Most Characteristics of Reliable Cost and Schedule Estimates, DOE�s Estimates Cannot Be Used to Set a Baseline in Part Because They Are Linked to an Unreliable International Schedule""""DOE�s Current Cost Estimate for the U.S. ITER Project Reflects Most Characteristics of a Reliable Estimate, and Its Schedule Estimates Reflect All These Characteristics""; ""DOE�s Cost and Schedule Estimates Cannot Be Used to Set a Baseline Due to Factors That DOE Can Only Partially Influence""

""DOE Has Taken Some Actions to Address the Factors Preventing It from Setting a Baseline, but Challenges Remain""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 1, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63463-289-3

OCLC:

914433200