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The nuclear industry’s big bet on going small: Small modular reactors might be the nuclear industry’s best hope for a renaissance.

The nuclear industry’s big bet on going small

https://www.vox.com/23771809/nuclear-power-smr-small-modular-reactor-energy-climate-nuscale

Small modular reactors might be the nuclear industry’s best hope for a renaissance.

The nuclear industry’s big bet on going small

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orion

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"Cheaper and faster" are concerning adjectives to be using for nuclear reactors... while well-regulated nuclear power is better than a lot of alternatives, trying to drive more and more adoption by lowering the bar seems overly risky.

davewritescode

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The point of smaller reactors is that they could be much safer and cheaper to deploy. They’re intended to be entirely self contained.