Diverse SMR Siting in the UK
By Mike Crawforth, Neil Harman, Chloe Howard, David Price
Published in Nuclear Future 21.2
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SUMMARY
- Challenges and opportunities in relation to SMR siting
- Co-generation applications
- Alternative financing models
- Considerations for siting next to industry
- Applying the UK semi-urban criteria for five of the identified UK industrial clusters
AUTHORS
Mike Crawforth is the Business Development Manager for Rolls-Royce SMR, utilising a wealth of experience in the nuclear industry to help meet the twin challenges of decarbonisation and energy security. Specialising in technology introduction programmes, Mike has worked across the breadth of the nuclear industry including the UK’s submarine programme, decommissioning, the development of a micro reactor and the genesis of the UK space nuclear programme. Mike, now with Rolls-Royce SMR, is working with utilities, energy users and policymakers to develop new scalable models to deploy nuclear solutions into the energy ecosystems of tomorrow, driving down the system costs of the energy transition.
Chloe Howard is a Nuclear consultant with Jensen Hughes working mainly on Small Modular Reactor (SMR)and New + Advanced Reactor deployment projects supporting nuclear safety, site licensing, technology feasibility studies and capacity building for clients. Additionally, Chloe is involved in advanced nuclear technology risk research covering topics such as risk metrics and passive safety system requirements for use in Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA).
Neil Harman is a consultant with Amentum working mainly supporting the licensing of new nuclear power plants including SMRs and AMRs in the UK and overseas in technical areas such as radiological consequence assessment including Level 3 PSA (Probabilistic Safety Analysis) and emergency preparedness and response. He has contributed to a number of IAEA Safety Standards and other IAEA documents and regularly participates as an External Expert on IAEA Missions including SEED (Site and External Event Design) Review Missions where the suitability of potential sites as far as the feasibility of the emergency pan is considered.
David Price is the Director of New Build for NUVIA, working across all the major fission and fusion projects in the UK including Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, Rolls-Royce SMR and UKAEA. NUVIA is a specialist nuclear engineering and construction organisation, part of the world-wide VINCI Group. David has worked in the nuclear industry for 20 years, across a wide range of clients which encompass the decommissioning, new build and defence sectors. David contributes to several committees in both the fusion and fission sectors.