{"id":12,"date":"2020-05-16T23:19:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T23:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnl.wpengine.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-12-22T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T16:43:56","slug":"small-modular-reactors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/clean-energy\/small-modular-reactors\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Modular Reactors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591193513237{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/waves-bg-title.png?id=329) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-right-top&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592926434293{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590877501813{padding-bottom: 21px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Small Modular Reactor Technology<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h5\">We have a vision for the development of small modular reactors (SMR).<\/h2>\n<p>Much more than simply electricity generation, SMRs can be part of diverse energy system which includes district heating, co-generation, energy storage, desalination, and hydrogen production among others. These traits are particularly attractive to remote off-grid applications in northern communities or industrial sites, such as mines, where consistent, reliable and low carbon, clean energy and heat is needed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-7 vc_col-md-6&#8243;]<div class=\"qode_video_box\">\r\n\t<a itemprop=\"image\" class=\"qode_video_image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EhcxckF_tFw\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bg-circle-blue-single-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qode_video_box_button_holder\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode_video_box_button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode_video_box_button_arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"iframe-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n       \r\n        \r\n            <div class=\"iframe-container_inner\">\r\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loading Video\" src=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><a href=\"#\" class=\"close-video\" ><i class=\"fa fa-close\"><\/i> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Close Video <\/span><\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n   \r\n    \r\n      \r\n    <div class=\"video_contant\">\r\n     \t\t              \r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590881107180{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Our Vision<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]CNL will help demonstrate the commercial viability of small modular reactors before 2030. CNL will support SMR clean energy and fleet development programmes in Canada through CNL-offered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>economic and energy performance-based feasibility studies<\/li>\n<li>licensing and environmental assessment services<\/li>\n<li>community and indigenous stakeholder engagement strategies<\/li>\n<li>development and qualification support for SMR fuels and materials<\/li>\n<li>sourcing and transport support of SMR fuel into Canada<\/li>\n<li>irradiated fuel temporary storage and packaging strategies<\/li>\n<li>decommissioning and environmental remediation strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the SMR landscape moving forward, CNL remains open to additional proponents for SMR demonstrations and deployment support at CNL-managed sites.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; 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z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590881809407{padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>What is meant by Small Modular Reactor?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  round\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFP_Generic-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h4  class=\"img-title \">Small<\/h4>For our planning purposes, CNL considers SMRs to produce as little as several hundred kilowatts of electrical output to a maximum of 300 MW. For context, a conventional power reactor is roughly 800 MW electrical.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  round\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-modular.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h4  class=\"img-title \">Modular<\/h4>This refers to both the construction style (meaning produced in modules in a factory) and in how an operator may choose to sequence the reactors. In some cases, an operator may wish to install several sequentially, adding or removing as the need for power changes. Modular construction provides potential benefits in the transport, installation and decommissioning.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  round\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/small-square-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h4  class=\"img-title \">Reactor<\/h4>Again, designs vary but these are all based on nuclear technology. That said, SMRs introduce new fuels, new materials and new designs with the goal of creating safer, more cost effective and more efficient reactors than in the past.<\/span><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591111005900{padding-top: 136px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background: #1e75db url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bg-testimonials.jpg?id=461) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<div class='testimonials_c_holder clearfix dark'><ul class=\"slides\"><li id=\"testimonials-c-289\" class=\"testimonial_content\"><div class=\"testimonial_content_inner\"><div class=\"testimonial_image_holder\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Steve-Bushby.png\" alt=\"Stephen Bushby\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"testimonial_text_holder\"><div class=\"testimonial_text_inner\" style=\"\"><p>\"We continue to believe that SMRs represent the future of clean energy here in Canada, and the Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative program (CNRI) is moving us closer towards this vision.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"testimonial_author\" style=\"\">- <span class=\"testimonial_title_holder\">Stephen Bushby,<\/span> Vice-President, Science & Technology<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590885217309{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Why Canada?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Canada has one of the world\u2019s most promising domestic markets for SMRs. Conservative estimates place the potential value for SMRs in Canada at $5.3B between 2025 and 2040. Globally, the SMR market is much bigger, with a conservative estimated value of $150B between 2025 and 2040. This represents a large potential export market for Canada, which has already exported nuclear reactor technology to six other countries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Canada has a window of opportunity to lead as it has all the necessary elements \u2013 a strong international brand, flexible and performance based regulator, world class nuclear laboratories and demonstration sites, a mature supply chain and domestic uranium mining industry, extensive nuclear operating experience, and strong science and technology in related areas (materials science, medicine, irradiation\/sterilization, food safety).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590885666485{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;related-links&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-nuclear.org\/information-library\/nuclear-fuel-cycle\/nuclear-power-reactors\/small-nuclear-power-reactors.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Nuclear Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/topics\/small-modular-reactors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cna.ca\/reactors-and-smrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Nuclear Association: SMR<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/small-modular-reactors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ontario Ministry of Energy Study: SMR Feasibility Study<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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