SMART Advanced Reactor

SMART (System-integrated Modular Advanced ReacTor) is an advanced integral PWR(Pressurized Water Reactor) tihat produces 330MWt at fiill power. Major primary components are housed within a single pressure vessel. New, advanced and innovative features are incorporated in the design to provide the reactor with significant enhancements in safety, reliability, performance, and operability. Major design and safety characteristics of SMART can be summarized as follows ... 

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The SMART is an advanced reactor for dual purposes, such as electricity generation and seawater desalination and can be used to supply electricity and fresh water to isolated areas where the main grid is not interconnected. The SMART has a daily load following capacity, such as 100% 50% 100% and electricity can be finely controlled by combining with the amount of seawater desalination. Since safety enhancement has been achieved by passive safety systems and radiation protection in the SMART design, these systems should enhance safety without relying on offsite power. 

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In addition, significant advances have been made in both basic and applied research which allow a smart and efficient solution to most of these problems. As an example, let us quote the development of the synthesis of novel catalytic materials with tailor-made and more suitable characteristics (stable nanocrystals, controlled hydrophobicity, better thermal and/or mechanical stability, etc.), the understanding of the complex phenomena involved in the catalytic transformation of polar molecules within zeolite micropores or the demonstration that fixed bed reactors, which have many advantages over conventional batch reactors, can be easily used, even for liquid-phase reactions and even for laboratory scale experiments. 

DOW in Midland, USA, performed metallocene-catalyzed polymerization of ethylene using a homebuilt tube reactor setup with advanced microflow tailored plant peripherals for heating, temperature monitoring, pressure control and dosing via smart valves and injectors. Screening of process conditions was a driver [19]. Also, flexibility with regard to temperature and pressure at low sample consumption was an issue. Quality of the information is another motivation due to the advanced process control and sensing. 

A general review of continuous processing/process intensification in the pharmaceutical industry has been made by Rubin ef a. [22], while the use of PI novel technologies to reshape the petrochemical and biotechnology industries has been analyzed by Hahn [23] and Akay [24], respectively. Recent advances in biotechnology process intensification have also been reviewed by Choe ef al. [25] and Akay et al. [26]. The use of monoliths as biocatalytic reactors to achieve PI by smart gas-liquid contact has been reviewed by Kreutzer ef al. [27]. 

The design combines firmly established commercial reactor design with new advanced technology. Thus substantial part of the technology and design features of SMART has already been proven in the industries, and new innovative features will be proven through various tests. 

Park, K.B., 2011c. SMART design and technology features. In Interregional Workshop on Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology for Near Term Deployment, Austria. 

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