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Monday, February 21, 2011

Update: What does an SMR consist of?

From Westinghouse itself, "The Westinghouse SMR is a 200MWe class, integral pressurized water reactor, with all of the primary components locked inside the reactor vessel."

Sounds nice...but more detail please.

So for all of you scientists and engineers out there, I was able to find a picture illustrating just what was in the SMR and how they would look.

http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/smr/index.htm   
Also, the reactors would be built in pieces and then shipped to their final site and assembled there. If you are interested in SMRs I would check out Westinghouse's SMR page they've got videos and even an interactive SMR to play with!

4 comments:

  1. Sweet diagram...

    But how is this one better? Is it safer? Is it more efficient?

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  2. Nuclear power is the worst form of power ever. We should never use it. Lets invest in the safer cleaner more abundant solution of coal. MORE COAL!!!!!!!!! and 71% of America is stupid for thinking nuclear is good.

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  4. Mr. Anonymous, can you define what exactly you mean when you say that coal is cleaner? And you are really making yourself look bad when you claim that 71% of America is "stupid".

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