Accession Number:

ADA561802

Title:

Small Modular Reactors: The Army's Secure Source of Energy?

Descriptive Note:

Strategy research project

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Robitaille, George E.

Report Date:

2012-03-21

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the current state of the electric energy grid, the factors that influence its reliability, and identify the Department of Defense DoD requirements for secure energy sources at critical military facilities. This paper outlines the history of small modular reactors SMR relative to the DoD, the current state of SMR design, development, safety, and describes the need for DoD to pursue this technology as a viable source of secure energy in the future.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR ENERGY
• *NUCLEAR REACTORS
• ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
• HISTORY
• MILITARY FACILITIES
• MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
• RELIABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Electric Power Production and Distribution
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE