Appalachian Power Explores Small Modular Reactors To Meet Future Energy Demand In Virginia
Appalachian Power Explores Small Modular Reactors To Meet Future Energy Demand In Virginia
In a major step toward securing Virginia's reliable energy future, Appalachian Power announces plans to bring Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to Virginia. Appalachian Power representatives identified a potential site for an SMR project on company-owned Joshua Falls property in Campbell County, Virginia, and plan to begin the Early Site Permit Application process. This site provides access to existing electrical infrastructure that is necessary for a generation project. The site includes a 765 kilovolt substation and nearby roadways can support moving the necessary equipment onsite.
阿巴拉契亞電力公司宣佈計劃將小型模塊化反應堆（SMR）引入弗吉尼亞州，這是確保弗吉尼亞州可靠能源未來的重要一步。阿巴拉契亞電力公司的代表確定了弗吉尼亞州坎貝爾縣公司擁有的約書亞福爾斯房產SMR項目的潛在場地，並計劃開始早期場地許可申請程序。該站點可訪問發電項目所需的現有電氣基礎設施。該場地包括一個 765 千伏的變電站，附近的道路可以支持在現場移動必要的設備。
This is a significant milestone in the company's efforts to provide reliable and clean energy to its customers. SMR technology offers tremendous potential to provide safe, reliable and clean energy 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The relatively small footprint allows SMRs to be constructed in areas that were not previously feasible for nuclear energy generation. SMR sites can also be scaled to match the energy needs of the state. A single SMR can generate up to 500 megawatts (MW) of clean energy.
這是該公司努力爲客戶提供可靠和清潔能源的一個重要里程碑。SMR 技術爲每年 365 天、每天 24 小時提供安全、可靠和清潔能源提供了巨大的潛力。相對較小的佔地面積允許在以前無法進行核能發電的地區建造SMR。SMR場地也可以根據該州的能源需求進行擴展。單個 SMR 可以產生高達 500 兆瓦 (MW) 的清潔能源。
