Idaho National Laboratory: Bringing Resilient Power to Puerto Rico With Microreactors
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release:
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is home to 3.2 million American citizens, with all the energy needs of a modern economy. Most of the territory's power, however, is generated by facilities dating from the 1960s, which is nearly 30 years older on average than mainland U.S. power plants. Given the age of its energy infrastructure, and with nearly all of Puerto R . . .
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is home to 3.2 million American citizens, with all the energy needs of a modern economy. Most of the territory's power, however, is generated by facilities dating from the 1960s, which is nearly 30 years older on average than mainland U.S. power plants. Given the age of its energy infrastructure, and with nearly all of Puerto R . . .