Blykalla
Blykalla is developing and building small modular reactors to deliver the next generation of clean energy. We take leading research to industrialization through our Swedish Advanced Lead Reactor (SEALER).
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2 developers pursuing it
4 organisations in SE
What these terms mean
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- Reactor developer
- Develops a fission reactor design. Carries no implication that anything is licensed, funded or built.
- Fission
- Advanced and small modular fission reactor developers, plus established reactor vendors.
- Lead fast reactor › › Lead fast reactor
- Molten lead or lead-bismuth coolant, fast spectrum. Chemically inert with water and air, unlike sodium, at the cost of weight and corrosion engineering.
- Low-enriched uranium
- Below 5% U-235.
In Blykalla’s own words
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Together with Uniper, OKG, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and the Swedish Energy Agency, we are constructing an electric research reactor in Oskarshamn. Uniper is one of the world’s largest power producers and currently operates roughly 22.5 GW of generation capacity in Europe, making them the ideal partner. Together, we have received a grant of 99 MSEK from the Swedish Energy Agency and will initiate construction during 2024.
FJÄLL is Blykalla’s first nuclear reactor. It will function as a demonstation of our technology and a stepping stone toward commercial units. FJÄLL will be developed in the U.S. together with our advanced reactor peer, Oklo.
SEALER-55 is Blykalla’s commercial units, which will have an output of 55MW each. These will be used for both industrial processes and electricity production. Due to their modular structure they can be produced in factories and shipped to their final locations. The compact design avoids ultra heavy forging, which significantly shortens production time and cost. We expect to start serial production of SEALER-55s in the early 2030’s.
Blykalla has submitted Sweden's first application to build an advanced nuclear reactor park at Norrsundet, Sweden. Together, the reactors will deliver around 330 MW of clean baseload power.
Blykalla is building a first of a kind lead-cooled SMR concept, using a combination of proven technology and proprietary materials. By developing a patented, aluminum alloyed steel exhibiting perfect corrosion resistance, we solved the number one challenge with using lead as a coolant in nuclear reactors.
Blykalla AB was founded in 2013 as a spin-off from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, where our founders have carried out research on lead-cooled reactor systems since 1996. Since then, we have secured several patents and investments, developed and demonstrated our technology, and partnered with relevant industry players.
Where Blykalla sits
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Blykalla is one of 2 organisations in this dataset pursuing lfr.
It is one of 4 we hold in SE.
Related organisations
Others pursuing the same approach, then others in the same country.
Pursuing the same technology
Others in this dataset working on Lead fast reactor.
Sources
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