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Gogri: Gen-IV Small Modular Reactors Should Come Online by 2030

Mirik Gogri · Ep# 15 | WTF is Climate Change? Nikhil ft. Sunita, Bhumi, Navroz and Mirik · Nikhil Kamath · Feb 8, 2024 · at 2:02:10

Mirik Gogri argues that factory-built small modular reactors will overcome the long lead times of conventional nuclear plants.

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“Ok, so the point is that my hope is around this generation four reactors, which, again, there is a hope element to that, but they should be getting online by the end of this decade, and they are more smaller than the big power plant.”

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The claim, plainly

Generation IV small modular nuclear reactors will begin coming online by the end of the 2020s.

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Assessment

The claim predicted that Generation IV small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) would begin coming online by the end of the 2020s. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR) are classified as Generation IV systems, and SMRs are defined as reactors producing up to 300 MWe per module. China's Shidaowan HTR-PM demonstration project—a Generation IV modular HTGR consisting of two modules producing 200 MWe net—first connected to the electric grid in December 2021 and officially commenced full commercial operation on December 5-6, 2023. Per ledger rules regarding podcast recording and publish dates, an event occurring shortly prior to or around the publish date confirms the prediction. Additionally, other Gen IV SMR units, such as Russia's BREST-OD-300 (Lead-cooled Fast Reactor), are actively under construction and targeting grid connection before 2030.

IAEA PRIS and China National Energy Administration records confirm Shidaowan HTR-PM (200 MWe modular HTGR) achieved first grid connection in December 2021 and commercial operation in December 2023.
GIF and IAEA classify High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR) and Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) as Generation IV reactor designs, with SMRs defined as reactors outputting up to 300 MWe per module.
Rosatom and Rostechnadzor regulatory filings confirm construction of the BREST-OD-300 Lead-cooled Fast Reactor with startup targeted for 2028-2029.

Checked against

[1] gen-4.org [2] eia.gov [3] world-nuclear.org [4] iaea.org [5] tsinghua.edu.cn [6] cnnc.com.cn [7] nucnet.org [8] neimagazine.com

TerraPower Natrium expected completion online date HTR PM commercial operation date IAEA PRIS Gen IV SMR commercial operation 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 BREST OD 300 expected commercial operation grid connection date

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