Welcome
The mission of the NGNP Industry Alliance is to commercialize High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) technology and expand the use of clean nuclear energy within industrial applications while significantly reducing the dependence on premium fossil fuels in the future.
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Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC provides fuel, services, technology, plant design, and equipment for the commercial nuclear electric power industry.
What is an HTGR?
The High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) - Safe, Clean and Sustainable Energy for the Future
The Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP), using gas-cooled reactor technology, will provide the blueprint for the commercial industry to manage the heat from the next generation of advanced nuclear plants for energy production and industrial processing.
News and Events
Next Generation Nuclear Reactor Design Selected for Safety and Efficiency
Published on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Ridgeland Miss. –The Next Generation Nuclear Plant Industry Alliance (NGNP Industry Alliance) announced today that it has selected the AREVA Generation IV reactor concept as the optimum design for next generation nuclear power plants.
Evaluation shows HTGR energy price equivalent to natural gas
Published on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The most recent evaluation by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for a typical High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) multi-module plant shows that high temperature process heat and electric power for use by energy intensive industries can be produced at an energy price that is equivalent to natural gas in the $6 to $9 per MMBTU range.
Nunnelee launches House Energy Action Team (HEAT)
Published on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Alan Nunnelee is joining with House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam (R-IL), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) to announce the creation of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT).
Resources
Latest resource additions
- HTGR Technology Downselect Decision Paper - NGNP Industry Alliance February 7, 2012 (Published on Thursday, May 17, 2012)
- Press Release - February 9, 2012 Technology Downselect to AREVA SC HTGR (Published on Thursday, May 17, 2012)
- AREVA Slide Presentation, Lommers, L. J., et.al., AREVA HTR Concept for Near-Term Deployment (Published on Thursday, December 15, 2011)
- AREVA - Lommers, L. J., et.al., AREVA HTR Concept for Near-Term Deployment (Published on Thursday, December 15, 2011)
- INL/EXT-10-19887, Key Design Requirements for the High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Nuclear Heat (Published on Thursday, December 15, 2011)
- INL/EXT-10-19887, Key Design Requirements for the High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Nuclear Heat (Published on Thursday, December 15, 2011)
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