Ultra Safe Nuclear: new nuclear technologies for Earth and Space
Ultra Safe Nuclear's Modular Micro Reactors are allceramic batteries, stable up to 2300 degC. Each one contains 3TWh of energy and is designed to deliver 30MW of power at 600 or 900 degC for at least 10 years without refuelling.
The self-shutdown of the fission chain reaction occurs just 300 degC above the design temperature and makes them completely incapable of meltdown. The heat is extracted with a closed circuit Helium flow; the elimination of water excludes the possibility of explosions from steam and
accidental production of hydrogen. Hence the name ULTRA SAFE.
They occupy a few square meters and can supply power directly into industrial plants without transmission losses. Space-based versions with high-temperature ceramics (3000 degC) allow propulsion with specific impulse twice that of combustion rockets.
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- Via di Santa Marta 3
- Firenze, Toscana
- Italy 50139
- Room Number: Aula del Caminetto
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