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Screenshot The energy costs associated with small modular reactors exceed those of diesel-based electricity. Policy-makers should focus on renewables. by Sarah Froese, Nadja Kunz, M. V. Ramana August 26, 2020  https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/august-2020/small-modular-reactors-arent-the-energy-answer-for-remote-communities-and-mines/ A new type of theoretical nuclear power plant design called small modular reactors (SMRs) has been in the news of late. Earlier this year, at…

The Bulletin, By Erin Hurley | April 1, 2024 Erin Hurley is a fourth-year student at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where she studies Environment & Society and Journalism. She was a research assistant last year on the Plutonium Project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), for which she explored news…

By Alan Finkel, Cosmos, 21 Mar 24 Partial extract from an article to be posted in 360info.org They’re being touted as the solution to kickstarting a nuclear power industry in Australia. According to the Opposition’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Ted O’Brien, small modular reactors (SMR) could be built within ten-year period if it wins the next…

Https://www.youtube.com/embed/f6TOoWU-w5A?si=xmGwuRnGSDe5zS0_ Uranium Mining in Northern Saskatchewan: What You Need To Know―Four-Part Webinar Series Webinar #2: February 13th, 2024, Small Nuclear Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Consent in Saskatchewan: What You Haven’t Been Told Everyone is welcome to attend this webinar series that will help you know more about what is happening with uranium mining in Northern…

 https://www.eureporter.co/energy/nuclear-energy/2024/02/05/small-modular-reactors-do-not-solve-the-many-problems-of-nuclear-ngos-say/ As the European Commission prepares to launch its industry alliance for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) on 6 February, civil society organisations stress the high costs and slow progress, making this technology a risky distraction for the climate. The European Union (EU) should concentrate its efforts on climate solutions that are already working to reduce…

Microsoft has appointed Archana Archie Manoharan as its Director of Nuclear Technologies in its quest to develop small modular nuclear reactors for datacentres.

Samedi 2 décembre 2023, par   Bernard Laponche, Jean-Luc Thierry,  https://global-chance.org/SMRs-two-examples-NuScale-in-the-US-NUWARD-in-France In recent years, a new type of reactor has appeared on the world stage, the SMR - Small Modular Reactor. Historically, a number of "small reactors" of very different types have been in operation – small in terms of power compared with the reactors of nuclear power…

“We found that small modular reactors will generate at least nine times more neutron-activated steel than conventional power plants. These radioactive materials have to be carefully managed prior to disposal, which will be expensive.” The study concluded that, overall, small modular designs were inferior to conventional reactors with respect to radioactive waste generation, management requirements,…

The Chemical Engineer, by Adam Duckett, 27 Nov 23 NUSCALE has cancelled the first project for its pioneering small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology because too few customers signed up to receive its power amid rising costs. NuScale is the only company to have received design approval from US regulators for an SMR, a smaller…

   https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/french-nuclear-startup-seeks-150-million-for-reactor-prototype-1.2003704 27 Nov 23 Naarea, a three-year-old French nuclear startup, is looking to raise €150 million ($164 million) as it seeks to develop a small reactor that would meet growing industrial decarbonization needs from the start of the next decade. The company, which already raised €50 million from a handful of French family offices such…