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Plants can also be used to power regional settlements and off-grid mining operations Small modular reactors like Nuscale’s could be used to power regional settlements and off-grid mining operations. Courtesy NuScale. Small modular reactors could be Australia’s lowest cost 24/7 zero emission power source, underpinning reliable and secure electricity supplies and replacing generation at coal and gas plants that are scheduled to retire, according to a report by the Minerals Council of Australia.

The report considers three of the most advanced SMR designs undergoing regulatory approval – NuScale’s Power Module, GE-Hitachi’s BWRX-300 and Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor – and their potential use in Australia.

It says large nuclear reactors could potentially be accommodated near several of Australia’s larger electricity demand centres, but it is clear that SMRs could replace retiring coal and gas capacity.

With 12,000 MW of coal and gas scheduled to retire between 2030-2040, flexible base, zero-carbon generating units in the form of SMRs make a strong case for direct replacement, and also offer the potential benefit for placement at the weaker ends of the electrical grid, to improve overall balance and system stability.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Friday, 08 October 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/cost-effective-smrs-can-replace-coal-and-gas-generation-says-report-10-4-2021

The US-led Leaders’ Summit on Climate, held on 22 and 23 April as a video conference, attracted 40 world leaders (presidents and prime ministers) including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Also taking part were some 24 other speakers at ministerial level (environment, defence, economy) in addition to Pope Francis and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as almost 40 heads of environmental organisations, indigenous communities and leading businessmen, including Bill Gates. The event coincided with Earth Day, an annual event first held in 1970.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsleaders-summit-on-climate-attracts-world-leaders-businessmen-and-environmentalists-8699323

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday called on heads of state to put their political differences to one side and make a collective effort to tackle global warming. Blinken moderated the first session of the Leaders Summit on Climate, which included Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Saturday, 24 April 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Politics-should-not-detract-from-climate-policy,-s