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Enabling Technologies for Ultra-Safe and Secure Modular Nuclear Energy

Mendez Cruz, Carmen M.; Rochau, Gary E.; Middleton, Bobby M.; Rodriguez, Salvador B.; Rodriguez, Carmelo R.; Schleicher, Robert S.

Sandia National Laboratories and General Atomics are pleased to respond to the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-e)’s request for information on innovative developments that may overcome various current reactor-technology limitations. The RFI is particularly interested in innovations that enable ultra-safe and secure modular nuclear energy systems. Our response addresses the specific features for reactor designs called out in the RFI, including a brief assessment of the current state of the technologies that would enable each feature and the methods by which they could be best incorporated into a reactor design.