Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Power Plants can fuel growth in India’s far-flung areas: Russian expert
NPPs is not economically justified, while in others, it is impossible due to territorial features and the lack of power grids. In such cases, what Rosatom, the State Atomic Energy Corporation, offers for SMR NPPs may turn out to be the only right solution, according to Dr Dmitrii Samokhin, Head of the Nuclear Physics and Engineering department, Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering of the National Research Nuclear University.
Considering the list of sites in India for the potential placement of NPPs with a unit capacity of up to 300 MW, it becomes clear that there is a significant need, according to Samokhin. It may be pointed out that India and Russia are exploring SMRs as part of civil nuclear partnership
The RITM-200 series SMR NPP is a pressurized water reactor (PWR). Its modifications are designed for nuclear icebreakers, land-based and floating SMR NPPs. The RITM-200 reactor was designed based on the experience of operation of SMRon Russian nuclear icebreakers (more than 400 reactor-years). Currently, eight RITM200 reactors are installed on the newest nuclear icebreakers Arktika, Sibir, Ural, and Yakutia. Six of them have been in operation on three icebreakers since 2020 and 2022. The technology has proven its effectiveness and maximum safety at all stages of the life cycle, including radioactive waste management.
Safety systems are designed based on passive principles of operation, ensuring the safe state of the reactor for at least 72 hours in case of a loss of coolant accident in combination
