Tag Archives: small modular reactors (SMRs)

One more whack at the SMR mole via Beyond Nuclear International

By Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. and M.V. Ramana, Ph.D. Small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, are designed to generate less than 300 megawatts of electricity – several times less than typical reactors, which have a range of 1,000 to 1,600 MW. While … Continue reading

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Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis via EWG

By Arjun Makhijani and M.V. Ramana […] The nuclear industry and the U. S. Department of Energy are promoting the development of SMRs, supposedly to head off the most severe impacts of climate change. But are SMRs a practical and … Continue reading

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More nuclear reactors (SMRs): A bad investment for New Brunswick via NB Media Co-op

by Susan O’Donnell, Gordon Edwards, M.V. RamanaApril 4, 2021 The Government of New Brunswick has committed $30 million to develop two small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) projects on the Bay of Fundy next to the Point Lepreau reactor. The federal government contributed $56 million … Continue reading

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Bill Gates’ bad bet on plutonium-fueled reactors via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

By Frank von Hippel One of Bill Gates’ causes is to replace power plants fueled by coal and natural gas with climate-friendly alternatives. That has led the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder to embrace nuclear power, and building nuclear power … Continue reading

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Small Modular and Advanced Nuclear Reactors: A Reality Check via IEEE

By M.V. Ramana Abstract:Nuclear power has been declining in importance over the last quarter century, with its share of global electrical energy generation decreasing from 17.5 percent in 1996 to around 10 percent in 2019. Small modular and advanced nuclear … Continue reading

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Why Bill Gates is wrong via Beyond Nuclear International

Billionaire’s nuclear ambitions would make climate disaster worse By Linda Pentz Gunter In an interview for the Washington PostMagazine during his current book tour, billionaire Bill Gates, whom we are now expected to accept as an authority on climate change, said: “I’ll … Continue reading

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Climate change and ‘advanced nuclear’ solutions via The Hill

BY GREGORY JACZKO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 02/23/21 03:30 PM EST […] Climate scientists predict we have less than 10 years to significantly reduce emissions. Nuclear power is knocking on the government’s door offering solutions. The Biden platform answered by including so-called “advanced nuclear” … Continue reading

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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration via The White House

Issued on: January 12, 2021 Today, President Trump is issuing an Executive Order on Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration, which will further revitalize the United States nuclear energy sector, reinvigorate America’s space exploration program, and … Continue reading

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New nuclear plant could rise at site of former one in NJ via Associated Press

LACEY, N.J. (AP) – The company that’s in the process of mothballing one of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plants says it is interested in building a new next-generation nuclear reactor at the same site in New Jersey. Holtec International … Continue reading

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Rosatom Will Build SMR Project in Republic of Sakha via Power

Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom has signed an agreement confirming its participation in construction of a small modular nuclear reactor project in the Russian Republic of Sakha. […] Development of the SMR project comes after Rosatom and officials from … Continue reading

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