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The Energy Mix November 10, 2023, Primary Author: Mitchell Beer The abrupt failure of the leading small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) project in the United States is shining a light on public subsidies that might keep similar technology under development in Canada, even if it’s prone to the same cost overruns that scuttled NuScale Power Corporation’s…

No emissions claim mars SaskPower webinar on nuclear power A reader comments that a presentation by SaskPower on small modular nuclear reactors failed to include information about nuclear emissions. Nov 18, 2023 , Dale Dewar, Wynyard  https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letter-no-emissions-claim-mars-saskpower-webinar-on-nuclear-power SaskPower held a webinar on its proposal for a Hitachi Boiling Water Reactor (BWRX300), a small modular nuclear reactor in…

To the question of whether it is appropriate to propose the siting of up to four untested reactors No BWRX-300 reactors are operating anywhere in the world Submission Concerning the Proposed Development of BWRX-300 reactors at the Darlington Site November 19,2023 by Evelyn Gigantes I am submitting my response to the proposed development by Ontario…

Björn Steigerwald ab, Jens Weibezahn ca, Martin Slowik d, Christian von Hirschhausen ab Highlights •We present a unique cost data set on 19 small modular reactors. •Manufacturer cost estimates are mostly too optimistic compared to production theory. •A Monte Carlo simulation shows that no concept is profitable or competitive. •Median NPVs are negative ranging from 3 (HTR) to 293 (SFR) million USD/MWel. •Median LCOEs start at 116 USD/MWh…

“Once you’re on a dead horse, you dismount quickly. That’s where we are here.” “the massively expensive SMR projects in Canada will eventually face the same reckoning" Primary Author: Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix, November 10, 2023 more https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/11/10/failed-u-s-nuclear-project-raises-cost-concerns-for-canadian-smr-development/ https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/11/10/failed-u-s-nuclear-project-raises-cost-concerns-for-canadian-smr-development/ NuScale a...

National Observer, By John Woodside  November 3rd 2023 Nuclear proliferation experts are warning that 50 years of policy designed to limit the spread of nuclear weapons is unravelling as governments invest in certain small modular reactors that could be misused to build bombs. The concerns are aimed at Moltex, a Saint John, N.B., nuclear startup building small…

I focus on the lies of the nuclear lobby - because these are the most blatant, pervasive, of the lies that are swallowed up and regurgitated by political leaders and the media. Lies about "cheap" "clean" "safe" "nothing-to-do-with-weapons" nuclear power, - especially the (non-existent) SMRs - Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. Dr Pangloss, (from Voltaire's 17th…

SMRs Information Task Force, 18 Oct 23  https://preview.mailerlite.com/i0i8d4u0o3/2327788063679321961/y8d5/ As of 2023 roughly 50 small modular reactor (SMR) designs are under development, with electrical generating capacity varying between 5 and 300 megawatts.Compared to the current generation of larger nuclear reactors, SMRs would require smaller capital investments and provide options for deployment at remote locations with smaller…

BBC News By Peter Hoskins, Business reporter 2 October Britain's biggest defence firm, BAE Systems has won a £3.95bn ($4.82bn) contract to build a new generation of submarines as the security pact between the US, UK and Australia moves ahead. In March, the three countries announced details of the so-called Aukus pact to provide Australia with nuclear-powered…

National Observer, By John Woodside | News, Energy, Politics | September 27th 2023 A dozen nuclear energy experts are calling for a formal risk assessment of emerging nuclear technologies and warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if a company in New Brunswick were to be successful, its product could be used by other countries to make nuclear bombs. The open letter sent to the Prime…