This research paper presents an assessment of the most promising
advanced modular reactor technologies that have the potential to
support UK objectives of meeting net zero climate change targets
by 2050.
Advanced Modular Reactors
(AMRs) Technical Assessment
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BEIS is seeking to make decisions on the direction of the
Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Research, Development
& Demonstration (RD&D)
Demonstration programme, building on our commitment for an
AMR demonstration
by the early 2030s at the latest, to prove the potential of the
technology.
This research paper from the Nuclear Innovation & Research
Office (NIRO) presents
an assessment of the most promising AMR reactor technologies to
identify the preferred choice of technology that could support UK
objectives of meeting net zero climate change targets by 2050.
The analysis indicates that high temperature gas reactors (HTGRs)
are the preferred technology, with respect to the key objective
of demonstrating the ability to generate high-temperature heat
which could be used for:
- low carbon hydrogen production
- process heat for industrial and domestic use
- cost-competitive electricity generation
Please read alongside the call for evidence on the
potential of high temperature gas reactors to support the
AMR R&D
demonstration programme which closes on 9 September 2021.
