The HYDRA-100/300 S.M.R

The HYDRA-300

The Hydra-300 is designed to target utilities specifically, with the lowest upfront capital cost possible to enable rapid scaling.

• 300 [MWe] output, 2-year constant operation.

• Tailored for the utilities’ higher power output needs.

• Multi-unit sites allow for reduced operation cost through economies of scale.

HYDRA-100

The Hydra-100 is designed to target datacenters specifically, with a novel extended 5-year fuel cycle to reduce generation downtime.

• 100 [MWe] output, 5-year constant operation.

• Deployed as multiple units for base load.

• Component redundancy to reduce maintenance downtime.

Diagram of a nuclear power plant system showing two configurations, HYDRA-300 S.M.R. and HYDRA-100 S.M.R., with nuclear islands, reactors, power conversion units, turbines, and substations, including output percentages and cycle durations.

The Design

The Hydra-100/300 Small Modular Reactor (S.M.R.) concept addresses the challenges currently facing the industry with a few key design choices:

• Traditional light-water design, with operating conditions similar to existing reactors.

• Integration of common industrial components used in non-nuclear applications (turbines, generators, pumps, heat exchangers).

• Designed with an established fuel supply chain in mind (traditional P.W.R. fuel) for reduced cost and lead-time.

• Plant layout optimization for capital cost reduction (novel M.L. iterative algorithm)*.

• Reduction of cycle complexity for capital cost reduction.

Current progress in modeling and simulation has proven that this design is feasible from a technical and economic standpoint.