Contentful ID
1934436992
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Contentful ID
1610bac6-78e1-41a5-b25c-299c7e0ffd39-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
A French public, government-funded research organization that conducts research and development in the areas of defense and security, low-carbon energies, industrial technologies, and the physical and life sciences
Entity Name
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Other
Group/Division/Lab name
Nuclear Energy
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
ASTRID is a sodium-cooled, pool-type fast spectrum reactor fueled by mixed oxide (MOX) fuel with a capacity of 1500 MWt/600 MWe. As an industrial demonstration reactor, ASTRID will be used to optimize the design of future commercial reactors under the umbrella of the Generation IV forum (GIF).
Technology Name
Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration (ASTRID)
Argonne National Laboratory
Contentful ID
179502e2-be96-67f9-0cd6-b5bbc6ae887d-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
A science and engineering research laboratory operated by the University of Chicago Argonne LLC for the US Department of Energy
Entity Name
Argonne National Laboratory
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
National Lab
Group/Division/Lab name
Nuclear Engineering Division
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
As part of the Heavy Liquid Metal Coolant (HLMC) research initiative, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has developed multiple multiple advanced reactor technologies, including the Secure Transportable Autonomous Reactor with Liquid Metal (STAR-LM) and the Small Secure Transportable Autonomous Reactor (SSTAR). SUPERSTAR, a lead-cooled, pool-type fast spectrum reactor is the most recent HLMC research initiative design. It has a capacity of 300 MWt/120 MWe is designed for electricity generation on the export market.
Technology Name
Sustainable Proliferation-resistance Enhanced Refined Secure Transportable Autonomous Reactor (SUPERSTAR)
Oklo (formerly UPower)
Contentful ID
2653aaf0-76da-24b3-319d-2f248f815d4f-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
Y Combinator-hosted Oklo is a nuclear energy startup company founded by graduates of MIT's Nuclear Engineering department to develop and commercialize a container-sized MW-scale "nuclear generator"
Entity Name
Oklo (formerly UPower)
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
Oklo's reactor is a liquid metal-cooled, fast spectrum reactor utilizing a metallic fuel. It is designed to be small, portable, and suitable for remote deployment.
lakeChime PPRS, Inc.
Contentful ID
119f2321-c728-9239-b68f-7d46d71ea2a3-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
lakeChime is developing a rail or barge-transportable, fully factory-fabricated liquid metal fast reactor for developing and isolated areas.
Entity Name
lakeChime PPRS, Inc.
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
The LC-E-SSTAR is a lead-cooled, liquid oxide or nitride-fueled fast spectrum liquid metal reactor with a sealed "cartridge core" that operates for 15 years without refueling.
Technology Name
lakeChime Evolutionary Small, Secure, Transportable Autonomous Reactor (LC-E-SSTAR)
Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC
Contentful ID
e99d8411-1f37-94d8-0e6e-ff1027aab411-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
Advanced Reactor Concepts is focused on the development and commercialization of its factory-built liquid metal-cooled fast reactor. The company is working with General Electric-Hitachi to jointly develop its ARC-100 design.
Entity Name
Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
The ARC-100 is a 260 MWt/100 MWe sodium-cooled, fast spectrum reactor with a 20-year fuel cycle based on EBR-II, a US National Lab reactor that operated for 30 years.
Technology Name
ARC-100
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Contentful ID
d202f3e0-7c93-18f3-d9e3-fc4388c4b81b-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is a provider of advanced reactors, nuclear fuels and nuclear services.
Entity Name
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Entity Owler ID
103634
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
PRISM is a modular 840 MWt/311 MWe sodium-cooled fast spectrum reactor with metallic fuel. Two PRISM reactors occupy a standard power block, and the reactor is designed to consume spent nuclear fuel or weapons-grade plutonium.
Technology Name
PRISM
TerraPower, LLC
Contentful ID
0c77b9ce-aa6f-83a1-f7c1-e1d6b599ff23-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
TerraPower is a nuclear energy technology company founded to develop and commercializes its Traveling Wave Reactor and Molten Chloride Fast Reactor. Bill Gates is the company's co-founder, chairman of the board, and primary financial backer. TerraPower has established a joint venture with China National Nuclear Corp. to build a 600 MW prototype Traveling Wave Reactor in Fujian province, China (and then to manufacture the resulting commercial design), with an anticipated startup in the mid-2020's.
Entity Name
TerraPower, LLC
Entity Owler ID
132708
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
The TWR, a sodium-cooled fast spectrum reactor, operates on a breed-and-burn approach, and is designed to utilize natural uranium or depleted uranium as fuel. Operating on a 40 year fuel cycle, this 1150 MWe fast reactor is designed to optimize fuel resource sustainability.
Technology Name
Traveling Wave Reactor (TWR)