Small Modular Reactors for Enhancing Energy Security in Developing Countries

doi:10.3390/su4081806

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Small Modular Reactors for Enhancing Energy Security in Developing Countries

dc.contributor.author	Kessides, Ioannis N.
dc.contributor.author	Kuznetsov, Vladimir
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-01T23:15:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-01T23:15:07Z
dc.date.issued	2012-08-14
dc.description.abstract	In recent years, small modular reactors (SMRs) have been attracting considerable attention around the world. SMR designs incorporate innovative approaches to achieve simplicity, modularity and speed of build, passive safety features, proliferation resistance, and reduced financial risk. The incremental capacity expansion associated with SMR deployment could provide a better match (than the large-scale reactors) to the limited grid capacity of many developing countries. Because of their lower capital requirements, SMRs could also effectively address the energy needs of small developing countries with limited financial resources. Although SMRs can have substantially higher specific capital costs as compared to large-scale reactors, they may nevertheless enjoy significant economic benefits due to shorter build times, accelerated learning effects and co-siting economies, temporal and sizing flexibility of deployment, and design simplification.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/23186
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23186
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	small modular reactors
dc.subject	SMR
dc.subject	nuclear power
dc.subject	nuclear safety
dc.subject	energy security
dc.title	Small Modular Reactors for Enhancing Energy Security in Developing Countries	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2015-12-01
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:23:11.441497Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.guid	665471467999358955
okr.identifier.doi	10.3390/su4081806
okr.identifier.report	102481
okr.journal.nbpages	1806-32
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/8/1806
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Policies & Economics
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Conservation & Efficiency
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	4(8)