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Nuclear Power
Nuclear power has been and remains one of the most reliable sources of low-carbon baseload energy on the planet. EEIG provides advisory services to utilities that are considering constructing nuclear power plants (NPPs).
Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
- Containment building
- Reactor vessel and core
- Control rods
- Pressuriser
- Steam generator
- Turbine and generator
- Condenser and cooling tower
The most widely used reactor type. Water kept under high pressure carries heat from the core to a steam generator, and the steam drives the turbine in a separate circuit.
More than 300 PWRs operate worldwide, so the design, its supply chain and its licensing are proven over decades of service. Large units, often more than 1,000 megawatts each, deliver low-carbon electricity around the clock at a scale that suits national grids. They are the usual choice for countries adding or replacing baseload capacity, and their heat can also serve district heating and desalination.
Small modular reactor (SMR)
- Reactor module
- Core
- Steam generator
- Pressuriser
- Below-ground pool
- Space for a further module
- Turbine and generator
A unit of up to about 300 megawatts, built from factory-made modules. In the integral layout shown, the steam generator and pressuriser sit inside the reactor vessel.
SMRs are designed to be built in factories and assembled on site, with the aim of shortening construction and lowering the capital needed for each unit. Many rely on passive safety systems that cool the reactor without pumps. Their size suits smaller grids, remote regions and former coal plant sites, with capacity added a module at a time. Beyond electricity, they are being developed for industrial heat, district heating, hydrogen production and data centres.
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