David Tanner appointed as Advisor

Baseload Technology is pleased to announce that David Tanner has accepted an advisory role with the company. David is a professional engineer and has been a leader in the energy industry, pioneering the design and construction of many fuel fired and heat recovery plant designs in both the utility and large industrial power plant area in Australia and Southeast Asia.
David worked for Babcock Energy (UK and Australia) in the 1980’s including work on the steam generator systems for the AGR’s (Advance Gas Cooled Reactors) in the UK. On returning to Australia, David has held senior project and engineering management roles in steam power plant engineering companies ABB, ALSTOM, and AE&E, and is an active member of both Engineers Australia and the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
David currently works on a range of new and traditional thermal energy applications. David was awarded the EA Sydney “Engineer of the Year" award in 2004, and is a Senior Associate at Boiler & Power Plant Services, an Energy and Plant Consulting Business.

Australian Resources and Investment Magazine

An article in Australian Resources and Investment magazine on small nuclear power plants and Baseload Technology written by Wayne Addison.

Martin Thomas AM appointed as Director

Baseload Technology is pleased to announce that Martin Thomas has accepted the role of non-Executive Director with the company. Mr Thomas is a professional engineer who brings a lifetime of energy sector experience to the role.

Martin currently serves as Chairman of Dulhunty Power Limited. He was Deputy Chairman of the power utility Australian Inland Energy and Water and was a non-Executive Director of the Tyree Group of companies from 1993 until 2001.
He served as President of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1991 and was President of the Australian Institute of Energy from 1999 to 2001, Vice President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering from 1996 to 2000 and Chairman of the NSW Electricity Council from 1988 to 1995. He has held a number of other senior positions in the energy sector, concluding his full time professional career as a Principal of Sinclair Knight Merz, one of Australia’s leading consulting engineers.
Mr Thomas has experience in the energy, science and commercial sectors. In 2006 he served on the Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review (UMPNER) taskforce appointed by the Australian Government. Mr Thomas has received various recognitions, notably as a Member of the Order of Australia and as a recipient of an Australian Centenary Medal. In 2008 he received the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal from Engineers Australia, its highest award.

Hyperion demo for Savannah River

The Savannah River site could host the first Hyperion small reactor after a siting deal intended to allow rapid development of the new power generator. Reported in World Nuclear News

Baseload Technology signs letter of intent with Hyperion Power Generation

Sydney, 4 August 2010 -- Baseload Technology, an Australian based energy company serving the power generation market, has signed a letter of intent with Hyperion Power Generation to negotiate the acquisition of a Mini Power Reactor (MPR).

The reactor, called a Hyperion Power Module (HPM), is designed to be used as the energy source for small base load power stations. Euphemistically referred to as a “fission battery” the HPM is transportable on the back of a truck and each HPM reactor supplies enough energy to power more than 25000+ large homes, or the equivalent, for 10 years. It is not refueled on site. After the non-weapons grade fuel has run its course, the sealed 1.5 metre wide by 2.5 metres tall canister is replaced with another and the original is returned to the factory. No spent or 'waste' fuel is stored at the site. Features and operating procedures including these and others have made the HPM attractive globally as a non-proliferation nuclear energy solution.

Baseload Technology is designing various power plant configurations for turnkey distributed base load electricity networks powered by HPM reactors. "The HPM offers a scalable energy solution for developing communities due to the manageable costs and construction times of each individual plant," said Wayne Addison, Director of Baseload Technology.

“We're excited about Baseload Technology developing products and services that support the HPM." said John 'Grizz' Deal, CEO of Hyperion Power Generation. "At Hyperion Power, we believe safe affordable power is the key that turns the lock on solving many of the world's problems - from providing basic human needs such as plentiful clean water in villages, to running entire cities without harmful emissions. Wind, solar and other developments are wonderful. However, at this point, the planet's best option for providing enough robust base load power is nuclear, and the HPM makes the option of safe, secure, cost-efficient nuclear power available to just about everyone.

The International Energy Outlook 2010, a report by the US Energy Information Administration, states that nuclear generation is attracting new interest as countries seek to increase the diversity of their energy supplies, improve energy security, and provide a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. The report projects the strongest growth in nuclear power will be non-OECD Asian countries, where nuclear power generation is projected to grow at an average rate of 7.7 percent per year until 2035.

“Small nuclear technology provides a means for developing Asian countries to build their nuclear power industry for a fraction of the cost and risk usually associated with large conventional nuclear power plants,” said Addison. “I am confident that small nuclear technology will provide the base load energy solution for many developing nations that would otherwise be constrained to fossil fuel solutions.”

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About Baseload Technology – Baseload Technology is an Australian based energy company serving the electricity generation market. It is bringing to market the components and management expertise to build and operate small nuclear power plants and smart grids.

About Hyperion Power Generation Inc. – Hyperion Power Generation Inc. is a privately held company developing the very smallest of small modular reactor designs (SMR) through a special agreement at the famed US Los Alamos National Laboratory ("LANL") in New Mexico. Scientists there are leveraging 40+ years of non-proliferation nuclear research to assist Hyperion Power Generation in bringing to market the cleanest, safest nuclear power option possible.

Contact:
Wayne Addison
Baseload Technology
wayne.addison@baseloadtechnology.com

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