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Nuclear Hydrogen: LWR Electrolysis vs HTGR Heat — Coupling Matters More Than Efficiency
LWR electrolysis, high-temperature steam electrolysis, and HTGR thermochemical routes compared by efficiency and reactor-to-hydrogen-plant coupling.
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Spent Fuel Wet vs Dry Storage: Power Dependence Decides
Pool storage and dry cask storage compared by decay heat and power dependence, with criteria for when the pool should be emptied.
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How Nuclear Power Works and Why SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) Are Drawing Attention
The basic structure of nuclear power, which uses fission heat to turn a turbine, and what sets the emerging SMR apart.
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Nuclear Decommissioning, Immediate vs Deferred: The Bottleneck Is Spent Fuel Removal
Immediate and deferred dismantling compared by Co-60 decay, staff and knowledge transfer, and when the electrical system can shrink.
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Nuclear Power Plant System Configuration: From the Reactor to the Turbine
How heat produced in the reactor passes through each system before it becomes electricity: an overview of the main systems of a nuclear power plant.
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Nuclear Capacity Factor: Outage Critical Path and Unplanned Trips Matter More Than Cycle Length
Time availability calculated from fuel cycle and outage days to compare cycle extension against shorter outages and fewer unplanned shutdowns.
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In Nuclear Power Systems, Cooling and Safety Systems Matter More Than the Generator
The core of a nuclear power system is redundant design of its cooling and safety systems. That multiple-backup structure sets both safety and construction cost.
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Nuclear Cooling, Once-Through Seawater vs Cooling Towers: Inland Sites Pay in Summer Output
Once-through seawater and wet cooling towers compared by water flow, evaporation, and summer derating risk, with conditions that favor inland siting.
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i-SMR Demonstration Site Confirmed: An Interlock Checklist Before Grid Interconnection Design
With Gijang, Busan confirmed as the i-SMR demonstration site, a safety interlock checklist and example I/O map to review before grid interconnection design.
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2040 Power Demand Re-forecast: When Does Delaying Nuclear Deliberation Create a Supply Gap?
With the 2040 target peak load raised by the equivalent of 19 reactors, every delay in deciding on new nuclear plants adds to the risk of a supply gap in the late 2030s.