国际可移动小型堆开发与运输安全研究现状

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Abstract: The transportable nuclear power reactors (TNPPs), as a kind of small modular reactors (SMR, generally below 30 MW), can produce electricity for remote and small local communities. TNPPs can be transported by land or other means of transportation, and can operate on the transport vehicle or after unload from the transport vehicle. Thanks to meeting diverse energy needs, TNPPs have been attracting the attention of all countries. In this paper, the development status of TNPPs was introduced, and the features of different types of TNPPs, the problems and challenges to TNPPs development were summarized. The problems arising in the transport safety of TNPPs and countermeasures were mainly discussed.

Key words: small modular reactors, transportable nuclear power reactors, transport safety, safety regulation

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SUN Hongchao, LI Guoqiang, WANG Pengyi, MENG Dongyuan, WANG Changwu, WANG Zhipeng, ZHUANG Dajie, SUN Shutang, ZHANG Jiangang. International status of the development of transportable small modular nuclear reactors and transportation safety[J].RADIATION PROTECTION, 2024, 44(3): 210-216.

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