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Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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The reason for the low electrical efficiency (36% of 70 MWt) is that the steam loop does not run through the inside of the reactor, for simplicity and safety, the company says. Global Energy Module (GEM50). Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor. General Electric. A gas plenum is at one end of the 2-3m long fuel pins.

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