Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Reaches Criticality In First Test

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  • A lax regulatory environment and a technology that is outclassed by wind and solar in virtually every single metric except space usage in a country with nothing but space.
  • The output of a SMR is heat.
  • That heat can be used to power a steam turbine or it could be.
  • used to generate heat directly where heat is needed like industrial or chemical plants.
  • There is absolutely no way nuclear process heat.
  • can compete on the electricity front.
Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US.

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