bolivien hat am montag den grundstein gelegt für sein 300 millionen $ schweres nuclear research center.
In March 2016, Russia and Bolivia
signed an agreement on cooperation on the construction of the centre at a
site in the city of El Alto, western Bolivia. In September 2017, the
Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency and JSC State Specialised Design
Institute, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom,
signed a contract for construction.
The research centre will include a water-cooled research reactor with nominal power of up to 200 kW, an experimental gamma-installation, a cyclotron and radiopharmacology complex, engineering facilities and various laboratories.
Rosatom said the cyclotron and radiopharmacy complex and a multipurpose irradiation centre will be commissioned by the end of 2021, while the research reactor, a “key element”, is scheduled for completion in 2024.
Rosatom said the project is “unique” for the nuclear industry because the research centre will be 4,000 metres above sea level, making it the highest nuclear facility in the world.
The centre will be used to produce radiopharmaceuticals, carry out more than 5,000 cancer diagnostics and treatment procedures per year, perform radiation treatment of agricultural products, and help train qualified personnel for the nuclear industry.
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einige netzbetreiber in uk gehen von einer verdoppelung der kernkraftkapazitäten bis 2050 aus.
dazu ccc
Nuclear. Despite retirements of existing nuclear plants in the 2020s, this
scenario sees new nuclear projects restore generation to current levels
by 2035. The Balanced Pathway reaches 10 GW of total nuclear
capacity by 2035, with 8 GW of new-build capacity.
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Nuclear power could produce one-third of the UK’s clean hydrogen needs by 2050, according to the Hydrogen Roadmap
agreed by the Nuclear Industry Council (NIC) last week. The NIC,
co-chaired by the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth and the
Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association, sets strategic priorities
for government-industry collaboration to promote nuclear power in the
UK.
The NIC roadmap outlines how large-scale and small modular reactors (SMRs) can produce both the power and the heat necessary to produce emissions-free hydrogen, or “green hydrogen”. Nuclear stations also provide a constant, reliable supply of power that allows electrolysers to operate more efficiently, cutting production costs. Existing large-scale reactors could produce green hydrogen today at scale through electrolysis, as could the next generation of gigawatt-scale reactors. SMRs, the first unit of which could be deployed within the next ten years, would unlock further possibilities for green hydrogen production near industrial clusters.
Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) under development offer one of the most promising innovations for green hydrogen production, since they will create temperatures high enough to split water without diverting electricity. The ability to generate both power and hydrogen would cut costs further, add flexibility, and allow co-location of reactors with industry to aid further decarbonisation. The UK Government has targeted an AMR demonstrator by the early 2030s.
The roadmap estimates that 12-13 GW of nuclear reactors of all types could use electrolysis, steam electrolysis using waste heat and thermochemical water splitting to produce 75 TWh of green hydrogen by 2050.
https://www.niauk.org/wp-conte…Roadmap-February-2021.pdf
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