OPEN100 is a project that claims to provide open-source blueprints to build nuclear power plants. Its stated goal is to reduce the cost and duration of nuclear reactor construction and increase the nuclear power supply 100-fold by 2040 to aid in the decarbonization of the global economy. It was developed by Bret Kugelmass and the Energy Impact Center, a non-profit organization founded by Kugelmass that advocates for clean energy solutions to climate change.
| OPEN100 | |
|---|---|
| Type of project | Open-source blueprints for nuclear power plant construction |
| Owner | Energy Impact Center |
| Founder | Bret Kugelmass |
| Established | February 25, 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Website | www |
Overview
editOPEN100 was first announced in February 2020 by Bret Kugelmass and the Energy Impact Center (EIC).[1] Open-source blueprints for the construction of a nuclear power plant were uploaded to the project's website soon after the announcement.[2] Those blueprints contained designs for a power plant with a 100-megawatt pressurized water reactor.[3] The OPEN100 plans aim to standardize nuclear power plant construction to increase speed and cost-effectiveness, allowing plants to be built in under two years for a cost of $300 million.[4] New plant construction would likely face regulatory hurdles in practice, however.[3]
The EIC developed the plan in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy national laboratories and other entities[5] to help increase nuclear power capacity 100-fold by 2040[1] in an effort to curb and reverse the effects of climate change.[6] In July 2021, it was announced that Transcorp Energy in Nigeria would begin implementing the OPEN100 model to build the country's first nuclear power plants.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Proctor, Darrell (February 25, 2020). "Tech Guru's Plan—Fight Climate Change with Nuclear Power". Power Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Dormehl, Luke (March 5, 2020). "Someone just uploaded open-source nuclear power plant blueprints to the web". Digital Trends. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Delbert, Caroline (March 3, 2020). "Coming Soon: Open-Source Blueprints for a Tiny Nuclear Reactor". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Gent, Edd (March 2, 2020). "The World's First Open-Source Nuclear Reactor Blueprint Is Coming Online". Singularity Hub. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (February 25, 2020). "Last Energy raises $3 million to fight climate change with nuclear energy". VentureBeat. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Siegel, Josh; Smith, Abby (February 25, 2020). "Daily on Energy: One man's case for boosting nuclear 100 times over". Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Onu, Emele (July 1, 2021). "Transcorp Energy Plans Nigeria's First Nuclear Power Plants". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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