U-Battery
**Vendor/Designer:** [[vendors/urenco]]
Key Stats
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U-Battery
Status: CONCEPTUAL_DESIGN Category: MICROREACTOR Country: UK UK Vendor/Designer: urenco Type: TRISO gas-cooled microreactor [TRISO gas-cooled microreactor](/library/wiki/technologies/TRISO gas-cooled microreactor) Capacity: 4 MWe
Overview
The U-Battery is a conceptual microreactor design by Urenco in the UK, utilizing TRISO fuel in a gas-cooled system. Its significance lies in its potential to provide low-power, localized energy solutions for industrial or remote applications. Currently in the conceptual design stage, it has no operational history or designated site.
Key Facts
Source: IAEA PRIS / reactors_canonical · Enriched by Grok Last updated: 2026-05-10
Sources
- World Nuclear Association - UK Profile — Overview of nuclear energy in the UK, including mentions of advanced reactor concepts like U-Battery.
- Urenco Official Website [UNVERIFIED] — Official site of Urenco, the designer of the U-Battery, with information on their advanced reactor initiatives.
- World Nuclear News - U-Battery Development [UNVERIFIED] — Article discussing the progress and design phase of the U-Battery microreactor project.
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