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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Get A Reality Check In New Report

01 Jun 2024 | Abstracted from New Atlas

Findings of new report titled, "Small Modular Reactors: Still Too Expensive, Too Slow, and Too Risky" don't look so good for this particular form of energy production...Small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) are generally defined as nuclear plants that have capacity that tops out at about 300 megawatts, enough to run about 30,000 US homes...the report asks if continuing to pursue these smaller nuclear power plants is a worthwhile endeavor..."

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