The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a draft safety evaluation report indicating initial acceptance of Kairos Power’s approach to calculating the amount of radioactive material that could be released to the environment during an accident involving its fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactor (KP-FHR).
California-based Kairos Power submitted a topical report in June 2020, which details the calculation process, known in the industry as the “source term methodology”.
The topical report is the first of its kind to be reviewed by the NRC and helps reduce the risk of licensing and deploying the company’s next-generation reactor.
California-based Kairos Power submitted a topical report in June 2020, which details the calculation process, known in the industry as the “source term methodology”.
The topical report is the first of its kind to be reviewed by the NRC and helps reduce the risk of licensing and deploying the company’s next-generation reactor.
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