US-based hybrid nuclear reactor company Ampera will file for a license for its microreactors under new regulations finalized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the company said.
The new regulation is expected to help companies expedite licensing their technologies.
With increasing demand for energy without carbon emissions, nuclear energy is poised for a major comeback. While countries like China are investing heavily in building large-scale nuclear power plants, concerns about their safety and costs have prompted the development of small and micro-scale reactors as well.
Multiple startups in the US are developing small- and micro-scale reactors that can be produced at scale in a factory and then transported to the installation site. This helps reduce manufacturing costs, while a modular setup also allows facilities to scale up to meet variable output requirements.
Florida-based Ampera is one such startup, but it is using a different approach altogether.
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