Holtec’s SMR-160 Nuclear Reactor Slated to Repurpose Coal-Burning Power Plants into Clean Energy Generators
Holtec announces a technical breakthrough for its SMR-160 nuclear steam supply system.
Holtec announces a technical breakthrough for its SMR-160 nuclear steam supply system.
2022 marked another strong year in Holtec’s nearly four decades of operations, living up to our corporate credo “A Generation Ahead by Design” in our diverse endeavors.
We are pleased to announce the successful culmination of the Reactor Segmentation program that the Company’s International Enterprise Unit started two years ago to improve the efficacy of dismantling radiation-hardened and embrittled reactor internals and pressure vessels at retiring nuclear units with minimum personnel dose, assured control of spread of contamination and multi-layered protection to ensure personnel safety.
We are pleased to announce that Holtec Britain is poised to enter the UK regulatory Generic Design Assessment process for SMR-160 in early 2023, enabling start of construction of the first UK unit as early as 2028.
This year, Holtec International and its subsidiary, Holtec Decommissioning International, provided contributions to charities and service organizations in their communities.
We are pleased to announce that Holtec concluded a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Škoda Praha and Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC) on October 11th to advance the planning for construction of SMR-160s in the Czech Republic.
We are pleased to announce that Holtec International and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Hyundai E&C) held a signing ceremony on October 18 at Holtec’s Technology Campus in Camden, NJ to mark the launching of an accelerated program to complete the balance of plant design of the remaining systems and structures for the SMR-160 advanced small modular reactor.
We are pleased to announce the completion of design and computer simulation phases of Holtec’s HI-HEAT™ district heating system, which has been underway since May 2020.
We are pleased to announce Holtec’s flagship HI-STORM MPC spent fuel storage technology was selected for a fleet of six reactors at four sites in Spain.
The Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, following a rigorous procurement process, has established a supply contract with Holtec Government Services, a Holtec International subsidiary, for fabrication, testing and delivery of twelve HalfPACT Type B transportation containers for shipment of transuranic waste to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico. NFT-EPD, an experienced Carlsbad-based manufacturer, is the named subcontractor to Holtec Government Services on this project.
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