The Importance of Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are poised to be the next big thing in clean electricity generation and district heating applications. Unlike conventional nuclear plants that are usually deployed in remote areas for safety reasons, SMRs can be potentially located close to end users in urban environments, which is crucial to minimize energy losses. One of the key steps to achieve this goal is to come up with realistic sizing of emergency planning zones (EPZs) around SMRs as large, excessively conservative EPZs may make SMR siting in urban environments a non-starter.