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NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY

NuScale Power, ORNL to advance efforts on

decarbonising chemical plant operations

NuScale Power Corporation, the sive sectors,” said Mr. John Hopkins,
US-based firm focussed on small modu- NuScale President and CEO. “As the
lar reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, first and only US Nuclear Regulatory
has announced a partnership with Commission (NRC) certified SMR
US-Government funded Oak Ridge design, NuScale leads in the development
National Laboratory (ORNL) to perform of new technologies to achieve indus-
a techno-economic assessment (TEA), try-wide decarbonisation.”
studying a NuScale SMR’s ability to
implement a cost-effective steam heat “Nuclear technologies will play
augmentation design. cal plants. Harnessing the heat output an essential role in the carbon-free
of NuScale SMRs for steam production integrated energy systems of the future.
The study will be based on process would present a reliable clean energy The reliability of heat production from
data from a US chemical facility to option for commercial chemical plants advanced fission technologies will
help the plant meet its electric power looking to meet clean energy goals. drive deep decarbonisation across in-
and process steam requirements with dustrial sectors, including chemical
NuScale’s carbon-free, nuclear technology. “With the support of the US De- production facilities,” said Mr. Mickey
This work will be a collaborative effort partment of Energy (DoE) under the Wade, Associate Lab Director for
with engineers from ORNL and NuS- Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Fusion and Fission Energy and Science
cale forming a composite engineering Nuclear (GAIN) initiative, we are thrilled at ORNL. The techno-economic
team. The proposed deliverables of the to collaborate with Oak Ridge National assessment will evaluate the viability
techno-economic assessment are antici- Lab to assess this exciting new decar- of NuScale’s SMR technology with steam
pated to be completed within one year. bonisation pathway that serves as a heat augmentation for use in a chemi-
model for chemical plants. It is a cru- cal system, including examination of
The partnership aims to advance cial step in the transition to a sustaina- steam reliability, operational costs, and
efforts to decarbonise commercial chemi- ble future that serves all energy-inten- system stability.

Brenntag inks distribution deal with Silesia

for flavours in Saudi Arabia

Brenntag has announced an exclu-
sive distribution agreement with
Silesia, a Germany-based flavour house,
for flavours for the Saudi Arabian market.
The agreement covers flavours for con-
fectionery, bakery, dairy, savoury and
beverage products.

With this, Brenntag Food & Nutri-
tion and Silesia extend their exclusive
distribution agreement for the United
Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia, one of Director France, Middle East, Turkey & applications offer their customers more
Brenntag’s focus markets in the region. Africa at Silesia, said, “Industry experts than just flavours, but product innova-
of Silesia and Brenntag with their tions, concept ideas and recipe deve-
Mr. Jean-François Richard, Sales understanding of the final products and lopments.”

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