Published On Feb 25, 2024
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors are yet another apparently promising 'silver bullet' style solution to the Net Zero challenge. All the reliable, safe, baseload power of large centralised nuclear power stations but without the huge cost overspends and crippling project delays. What's not to like, eh? Great on paper...but do Small Modular Nuclear Reactors pass the 'sniff test' in the real world?
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Michael Barnard articles about SMR technology
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China SMR Project - media coverage
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Rosatom SMR Project
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