BWXT Advanced Technologies
Erik Nygaard is Director of Product Development at BWXT Advanced Technologies. Paul Kjellander is PUF Senior Advisor and former Idaho PUC Chair.
Nuclear power generation is increasingly in favor in the energy transition picture as it is being recognized for its environmental qualities as a source of clean and reliable baseload energy. It clarifies issues around non-dispatchable renewables and would ensure electricity is available even when the wind or sun are not complying with increasing energy needs.
Enter BWXT Advanced Technologies, employing nuclear technology to solve some of the world's most important problems. Its BANR project is developing a modular, factory-fabricated system that is small and light enough to be transported via rail, ship, or truck and can deliver fifty megawatts of thermal nuclear reactor power. It provides flexible options for energy output, including electricity, steam for process heat, or both in a cogeneration mode.
Public Utilities Fortnightly's Paul Kjellander spoke with BWXT Advanced Technologies Director of Product Development Erik Nygaard about the BANR Project and the BWXT legacy in nuclear development. There is much to learn here on the future of nuclear microreactors.
PUF's Paul Kjellander: Share your thoughts about BWXT's history with nuclear energy deployment and how that has evolved into commercial deployment of reactors.