Yellow Cake Plc Uranium Market Overview
Growing interest in small Modular Reactors
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■ SMR's generate up to 300MW of electricity and are
more flexible and more affordable than large
reactors(1)
■ SMR's are ideal for smaller grids and remote
locations
■ Across 9 countries there are currently 4 SMR'S
operating, 3 SMR's under construction and
14 SMR's that are well developed nearing
deployment(3)
■ Significant investment is going into SMR's from
national governments such as the US, Canada, China
and the UK as well as from global companies (3)
Feedwater line(2)
Steam line
Containment vessel
Pressuriser
Steam header
Reactor vessel
Steam generator
Hot riser tube
Feedwater header
Source:
1) IAEA Economic Appraisal of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Projects: Methodologies and Applications (112007)
2) Nuscale
3) WNA, Small Nuclear Reactors October 2020
Reactor core
Module support skirt
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