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

submitted 6 months 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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[–] Lumisal 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I sympathized with your statement immediately, but then after thinking about it for a bit, most people basically have controlled pressure bombs (gas-water boilers) and buildings filled with gas pipes that can (and have) wiped out whole city blocks.

It's still not a good idea, obviously, but localized fossil fuels are also ridiculous when you think about it.

[–] thedeadwalking4242 -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Nuclear waste and fuel is dangerous for years and is an invisible hazard. Propane and gas at least only explode once

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thoughts on CO from malfunctioning boilers?

[–] Telodzrum -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The two aren’t even part of the same conversation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Boilers were, in fact, mentioned earlier. And have a failure mode where CO builds up for and is undetectable without an alarm. Just like the oh so dangerous nuclear. Where's your condemnation of boilers?

Fun fact: coal plants emit more radioactive waste per unit energy than nuclear plants, and its just vented into the atmosphere!

I swear people run on emotion only when nuclear is brought up.

[–] Shardikprime 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It builds up for days even months and is an invisible hazard?

[–] Telodzrum -3 points 6 months ago

I’m not engaging on this.