Konsta Värri

Trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do at Fortum, SMRs, nuclear etc. He/they

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

@VTulkki Dakkadakka*

Mut menkööt nyt tän kerran.

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

@VTulkki Kattelin tänää tota viimistä deliverablea ja motivaatiota olis lähinnä siihen että pyytää pappa nurglelta syleilyä.

[Ville Tulkki @VTulkki]

Matti Kattainen from Fortum starts by wishing everyone good Finnish independence day, and continues by describing the history of Fortum’s SMR work. Starting from a small vision to a large project portfolio.

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

A longform thread from Ville Tulkki about the ELSMOR/TANDEM workshops first day. A good lineup of speakers even if I'm partly impartial as an organizer.

[Ville Tulkki @VTulkki]

We are starting our Joint ELSMOR/TANDEM workshop in Brussels. Both are EURATOM-funded research projects into small modular reactors.

Roger Garbil from European Commission gives welcoming words, emphasizing the role of nuclear energy and European R&D efforts.

[nucleareurope @Nucleareurope]

Happening now! Joint #ELSMOR #TANDEM workshop dedicated to #smallmodularreactors

On today's agenda:
👉Relevant EU research & Initiatives
👉European SMR pre-partnership
👉Licensing

and much more!

[nucleareurope @Nucleareurope]

Join us on 6 & 7 December to discuss two EU projects relating to Small Modular Reactors, namely
👉ELSMOR
👉TANDEM

More information & registration: https://t.co/jzbCMf6X4w

@YDesbazeille @AndreiGoicea @VTulkki @KonstaVarri

[Pia Fast @MrsFast]

@AtteHarjanne @MIT Meilläkin @FortumNuclear @KonstaVarri MIT:n kanssa puolessa välissä 3-vuotinen yhteistyöhanke, jossa luodaan avoimeen lähdekoodiin perustuva työkalu pienreaktoreiden (SMR) kehittämiseen tähtäävien projektien teknistaloudelliseen mallinnukseen. https://t.co/klO9WgL9RX

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

@RuusunenJukka @JarnoHa @T1Heikkila @PetteriHaveri @JussiKarki Ensimmäiset laitokset maailmalla on varmasti kalliimpia, mutta jaksaisin kyllä uskoa että esim. BWRX-300 pääsisi tonne hieman päälle 40€/MWhe tavoitetasoonsa muutaman laitoksen jälkeen. Taustaa tuolle esim. täältä: https://t.co/dyTkagAy5N

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

A great opportunity on a short notice, please consider sharing this forward if you'd know MSc/PhD students or young researchers potentially interested in SMRs

[ELSMOR @ELSMOR_EU]

The signups are now open for the ELSMOR organised International Summer School on Small Modular Reactors! The course will take place 5-8.7.2022 in Lake of Lecco, Italy! Find more info and the signup form here: https://t.co/hDVBS5iRG7

[Ville Tulkki @VTulkki]

One highlight on Fortum’s R&D, collaboration with MIT on cost assessment of SMRs.

[Ville Tulkki @VTulkki]

Next up, Fortum’s VP Petra Lundström discusses their views. She uses triangle similar to World Energy Council’s energy trilemma.

According to Lundström future business agenda includes engineering services, hydrogen, and potential next generation nuclear energy.

#OBD22

[ELSMOR @ELSMOR_EU]

The annual meeting is now complete and we're visiting the SIET facilities

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

Wrote a few words regarding some of the work I've been doing in the ELSMOR project.

[ELSMOR @ELSMOR_EU]

As we're slowly heading towards publishing some early results from various work packages, here are some thoughts from our work mapping out what kind of implications Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) might have on the Institutional-Strength-in-Depth framework
https://t.co/gex3UtIHbC

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

@SuzyHobbsBaker In case you'd be willing to take more folks on, I'd still be interested in giving this a go.

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

Still not sure what I'm supposed to be doing but time to stumble through this for the next 3 years.
https://t.co/m41r1gTuUN

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

@e_Sundell @FortumNuclear @MIT Not yet (to my knowledge at least), the project is still in early steps.

[ELSMOR @ELSMOR_EU]

As a basis for our work, it is important to identify how the improved safety systems of LW-SMRs affect the demonstrability of safety and thus the future deployment of SMRs. Read more of the work headed by Sebastian Buchholz of @GRS_en here https://t.co/J3WueA3CoJ

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

Wrote a word or two about district heating and SMRs https://t.co/bCfXPt6xQz

[Konsta Värri @KonstaVarri]

Based on @tractebel 's #SMR webinar, SMRs with heat storage are quite promising. At the same time, I'm not completely sure if this would require an MSR as LWRs could certainly achieve at least some of the same positives, especially in markets with district heating.