Paul Josephson (Professor of History at Colby College, USA) concludes his essay on #SMR (Small Modular Reactor) with a single paragraph after a lengthy review of the history of this technology (surprisingly, perhaps, SMR isn’t a recent thing, they go back to the 1950’s):
“Given all this, the claims made for SMRs do not stand up to serious scrutiny. On the basis of no manufacturing experience and little operating experience, the industry claims that SMRs are more sustainable and more efficient than current NPPs. They remain, in fact, costly, with unique security problems, and with a large physical footprint. Neither military support, nor the interest of big AI, nor government subsidies justify thinking of them being able to hitch a ride on a huge vehicle to power a data centre, let alone join a combat mission.”
Read the essay here, it’s full of factual information (unlike the #MarketingHype of the #NuclearIndustry):
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/smrs-a-short-history-of-a-nuclear-pipe-dream/
#NuclearEnergy #NuclearReactors #NuclearEnergyHistory #MoneyPits and #PipeDreams
