DOE judges IFR best reactor design

ensabah6

19 reactor designs using 27 criteria, DOE concludes IFR to be the best reactor design to meet world's energy needs going forward.

http://www.skirsch.com/politics/ifr/DOEnuclearstudy.pdf

Do you agree?

Hologram0110

Cool. I read the link, and it seems like a good analysis. Personally, I don't know that the IFR technology is developed enough to be sure that it will be able to reach its theoretical potential. Certainly would be amazing technology.

Homer Simpson

CANDU looks right up there?

Astronuc

I would need more information, e.g., the 27 criteria.

Xnn

No one has ever built an IPSR let alone operated it.

Would like to see some OE before deciding.

Astronuc

Definitely, one would have to be constructed - but few a willing to pony up the money.

This might be of interest.
http://gif.inel.gov/roadmap/pdfs/003...or_systems.pdf

http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y...res/121500.pdf

IPSR is Integrated/Integral Primary System Reactor where the steam generator is contained within the pressure vessel, which traditionally contains the core.

The Westinghouse IRIS concept is an example. The NuScale concept is another example.