{"id":11599,"date":"2011-01-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vo.afonico-test.ru\/novosti-otrasli\/deep-sea-fission\/"},"modified":"2011-01-20T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T09:00:00","slug":"deep-sea-fission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vosafety.ru\/en\/novosti-otrasli\/deep-sea-fission\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep sea fission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global moves to deploy small reactors have led to a new concept unveiled today by France\u2019s DCNS\u00a0\u2014 a small offshore nuclear power plant called Flexblue.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Akin to the submarines that DCNS has been making for the French navy for 40\u00a0years, Flexblue is a cylindrical unit 100\u00a0metres in length and 12\u00a0to 15\u00a0metres in diameter. Inside would be a small nuclear power reactor and well as steam generators, turbines and a generator to produce 50\u00a0to 250\u00a0MWe.<\/p>\n

The vision is for such a unit to be installed on the seabed under 60\u00a0to 100\u00a0metres of water, several kilometres from a centre of power demand such as a city, industrial base or remote community which it would serve via underwater cables.<\/p>\n

A video released today depicts the unit\u2019s deployment under naval guard. It is transported to sea on a heavy lift ship which lowers itself to allow Flexblue to maneuvre under its own power. Descent occurs under the watch of divers before a cutaway view reveals four stories of plant within the hull. The structure is then covered by a net and power is transmitted by cable to shore.<\/p>\n

DCNS said it had been working on the Flexblue concept for over two years. It said that both Electricit\u00e9 de France and Areva had \u201cexpressed interest in Flexblue\u2019s modularity and standardisation.\u201d The three companies as well as the CEA are now to begin the next two-year phase of development. Areva-TA already works with DCNS to make small reactors for the French navy.<\/p>\n

Awaiting further attention are technical and production options, market potential, competitiveness analyses, proliferation studies as well as safety and security. DCNS wants to demonstrate Flexblue to have a level of safety comparable to Generation-III reactors.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s mainstream nuclear power plants produce 600\u20131200\u00a0MWe, while the largest new units reach about 1700\u00a0MWe. These are in demand to supply the large grids of advanced economies, but a market is emerging for much smaller units. These could be factory-built, transported whole to the place of use and returned complete with used fuel for management by the vendor.<\/p>\n

An offshore nuclear power plant is mid-construction at a shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia and destined to power Vilyuchinsk in the country\u2019s far east. This is a surface vessel named the Akademik Lomonosov <\/em>that would host two small reactors based on submarine units and transmit 64\u00a0MWe via a purpose-built jetty.<\/p>\n

There are also moves to demonstrate land-based small reactors in the USA. Tennessee Valley Authority is considering Babcock & Wilcox\u2019s mPower unit for the Clinch River site, while the Department of Energy\u2019s Savannah River Site could host a range of small units including Hyperion and GE-Hitachi\u2019s Prism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Global moves to deploy small reactors have led to a new concept unveiled today by France\u2019s DCNS\u00a0\u2014 a small offshore nuclear power plant called Flexblue. Akin to the submarines that DCNS has been making for the French navy for 40\u00a0years, Flexblue is a cylindrical unit 100\u00a0metres in length and 12\u00a0to 15\u00a0metres in diameter. 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