Evaluation of Potential Locations for Siting Small Modular Reactors near Federal Energy Clusters to Support Federal Clean Energy Goals

Belles, Randy J.¹  Omitaomu, Olufemi A.¹ 

[1]Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

关键词: iPWR;    SMR;    siting;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1224159
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM--2014/433
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1224159
Others  :  Other: RC0110000
Others  :  NERC014

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Geographic information systems (GIS) technology was applied to analyze federal energy demand across the contiguous US. Several federal energy clusters were previously identified, including Hampton Roads, Virginia, which was subsequently studied in detail. This study provides an analysis of three additional diverse federal energy clusters. The analysis shows that there are potential sites in various federal energy clusters that could be evaluated further for placement of an integral pressurized-water reactor (iPWR) to support meeting federal clean energy goals.