(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents NuCube.)
By World Nuclear News
Idaho Falls-based NuCube and Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL) said they have already begun discussions about community outreach and engagement regarding siting the test reactor in Orangeville, Utah.
NuCube said its technology is capable of producing the highest-temperature heat from a fission reactor that can be easily integrated with chemical processes and energy conversion technologies. The reactor design utilises tri-structural isotropic – or TRISO – fuel and heat pipe technology, among other innovations, that are designed to minimise the use of moving parts within the reactor, thereby enhancing safety and reliability. The microreactors are housed in a stainless-steel compartment that increases safety and streamlines permitting.
Testing of NuCube’s microreactors at USREL will be the next step in the technology’s development, it said.
