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Small modular nuclear reactors get a reality check in new report (newatlas.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by machinin to c/technology

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[T]he report's executive summary certainly gets to the heart of their findings.

"The rhetoric from small modular reactor (SMR) advocates is loud and persistent: This time will be different because the cost overruns and schedule delays that have plagued large reactor construction projects will not be repeated with the new designs," says the report. "But the few SMRs that have been built (or have been started) paint a different picture – one that looks startlingly similar to the past. Significant construction delays are still the norm and costs have continued to climb."

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[–] machinin 29 points 4 weeks ago (18 children)

Does anyone know about the technology that nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers use? Why are they able to operate but we can't use the same technology on land?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

They used pressurised water reactors with enriched uranium. Dunno how the costs run but there is no strategic alternative anyway. They also wouldn't want such highly enriched uranium to be commonplace.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

And cost isn't really an issue for militaries, while it absolutely is for civilians.

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