The Status of the US High-Temperature Gas Reactors

In 2005, the US passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandating the construction and operation of a high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR) by 2021. This law was passed after a multiyear study by national experts on what future nuclear technologies should be developed. As a result of the Act, the US Cong...

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Main Author: Andrew C. Kadak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809916301564