U-Battery selected for advanced modular reactor funding

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U-Battery has been selected by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to further progress the design and development of advanced modular reactors.

U-Battery team in Capenhurst
U-Battery team in Capenhurst - U-Battery

The award, part of the Advanced Modular Reactor Research, Development & Demonstration (AMR RD&D) Programme, will increase understanding of the potential size, type, cost, and delivery method of a U-Battery through a ‘pre-front-end engineering design’ study over a six-month period to January 2023.

In a statement, Steve Threlfall, U-Battery general manager, said: “We will continue to work closely with BEIS towards delivering a first-of-a-kind reactor in the UK in the late 2020s, in good time to make a real difference to achieving net zero by 2050 targets and helping to ensure the health and sustainability of global communities.”  

U-Battery’s AMR (10MWt/4Mwe) is a high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) which creates heat that can help to decarbonise industries including metals, ceramics, glass, chemicals, paper and cement as well as produce hydrogen and synthetic fuels. The company said its U-Battery is powered by accident tolerant TRISO fuel, which prevents the release of radioactive material and minimises the need for back-up shutdown systems.

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