Terrestrial Energy

Terrestrial Energy
Industry	Nuclear Power
Founded	2012
Headquarters	Oakville, Canada
Key people	Simon Irish (CEO)
Website	https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/

Terrestrial Energy is a Canadian nuclear technology company working on Generation IV nuclear technology.^[1]

The company is developing a 190 MWe Integral Molten Salt Reactor design in Canada ^[2] and is in phase 2 since 2018 of the Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Review ^[3] with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.^[4]

This is one example of a small modular reactor (SMR) characteristic of Generation IV nuclear reactor designs. This IMSR is considered by Terrestrial Energy to have two principal advantages over legacy nuclear power plants. First, this IMSR is meant to be buildable in about 4 years, versus 8-12 for legacy plants. Second, the T-E IMSR plant can be used to generate either electricity or industrial steam, and thus provide flexibility not currently offered in the nuclear market. ^[5]

Relative to other Generation IV reactor designs, T-E’s IMSR uses no unproven engineering concepts, instead leveraging well-understood and proven technologies in a unique way. In an industry that has suffered from regulatory and customer hesitancy towards unproven designs, this is meant to reduce licensing and timeline risks that have slowed the adoption of nuclear power.

References[]

^ Temple, James. "Advanced nuclear finds a more welcome home in Canada than the U.S." MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ "Terrestrial signs up BWXT for technical support - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ "Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Review". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ Yetisir, Metin. "Recent Developments in Small Modular Reactors in Canada" (PDF).
^ Temple, James. "Advanced nuclear finds a more welcome home in Canada than the U.S." MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

External links[]

https://www.terrestrialenergy.com Official website

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[1] Temple, James. "Advanced nuclear finds a more welcome home in Canada than the U.S." MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[2] "Terrestrial signs up BWXT for technical support - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[3] "Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Review". Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[4] Yetisir, Metin. "Recent Developments in Small Modular Reactors in Canada" (PDF).

[5] Temple, James. "Advanced nuclear finds a more welcome home in Canada than the U.S." MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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