Tag Archives: small modular reactors (SMRs)

Ramana and Schacherl: Why the Liberals’ nuclear power plan is a pipe dream　via Ottawa Citizen

Posted on 2020/11/17 by nfield

Not only is this form of power expensive compared to the alternatives, we still haven’t resolved issues around radioactive contamination and hazardous waste streams. Author of the article:M.V. Ramana, Eva Schacherl On Nov. 18, Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan … Continue reading →

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Regulatory Capture: Flying on the Small Modular Reactor via Fairewinds Energy Education

Posted on 2020/10/14 by nfield

By Arnie Gundersen October 8, 2020 Yes, Fairewinds tracks nuclear safety issues, and no, Boeing will not build Small Modular Reactors that fly.   However, when most of my colleagues and I look at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and its supposedly … Continue reading →

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Mini nuclear reactors with key South Korean parts cleared by US via Nikkei Asia

Posted on 2020/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Doosan Heavy has struggled as atomic power is phased out TOKYO —  Miniature nuclear reactors that use key components from South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction have won first-of-its-kind certification for use in the U.S. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in … Continue reading →

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Cities Snub Plan to Save Nuclear Power With Mini Reactors via Bloomberg Green

Posted on 2020/09/29 by nfield

A project to revive nuclear power by demonstrating the viability of small, factory-built reactors has a problem: At least two cities that agreed to participate have pulled out and others may join them before a Sept. 30 deadline. The defections … Continue reading →

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Are mini-nuclear reactors the answer to the climate change crisis? via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/11/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Industry looks to the UK to develop factory-built reactors ready to provide affordable, low-carbon energy wherever it is needed – but issues around security and waste disposal remain Mini nuclear power plants could be trucked into a town near you … Continue reading →

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DOE to support another modular reactor project via Knoxblogs.com

Posted on 2013/12/13 by norma field

The Department of Energy today announced an award to NuScale Power LLC to support efforts to design, certify and help commercialize innovative small modular reactors. The award was made as part of a funding opportunity announced back in March the … Continue reading →

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