{"id":286971,"date":"2025-08-10T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/denver-airport-studies-potential-for-modular-nuclear-reactor\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T20:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:36:14","slug":"denver-airport-studies-potential-for-modular-nuclear-reactor","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/denver-airport-studies-potential-for-modular-nuclear-reactor\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver airport studies potential for modular nuclear reactor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Denver International Airport <\/strong><em>(DEN<\/em>) announces a study to assess the feasibility of installing a small modular nuclear reactor<em>(SMR<\/em>) at its facilities. This initiative is part of its strategy to become the world&#8217;s most sustainable air terminal and to ensure a secure electricity supply to meet growing demand. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The vision of a modular nuclear reactor<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>DEN <\/strong>expects passenger traffic to exceed 120 million passengers per year, which will require a higher and more reliable energy capacity. In this context, the airport management considers that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/corea-south-korea-impulses-smr-industrial-complex\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"165883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SMR<\/a><\/strong> could complement renewable <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/renewable-energy-sources\/\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"67550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renewable sources<\/a><\/strong> such as solar and wind, mitigating the intermittency of these technologies and reducing carbon emissions. <\/p>\n\n<p>The airport currently has solar panels on 100 acres, <strong>LEED Gold<\/strong> and <strong>Platinum<\/strong> <strong>certified<\/strong> projects, and a growing fleet of electric vehicles. However, management recognizes that diversification of the energy matrix will be necessary to meet the challenges of climate change and urban growth. <\/p>\n\n<p>The study could cost up to US$1.25 million and will take between six and twelve months to complete. It will analyze different <strong>SMR technologies<\/strong>, estimated costs, financing options, necessary regulations and associated risks. With this information, DEN and its partners will evaluate the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of the project. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Officials from Denver&#8217;s Office of Climate Action <\/strong>believe that this research will allow them to measure the real contribution of modular nuclear power to the city&#8217;s zero-emissions goals, as well as its ability to ensure a constant and sustainable supply.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flydenver.com\/press-release\/den-to-pursue-more-alternative-energy-options-for-future-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photo: Shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The airport currently has solar panels on 100 acres, LEED Gold and Platinum certified projects, and a growing fleet of electric vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":286959,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-286971","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/286971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/286971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=286971"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=286971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}