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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are Mostly Bad Policy, ".........So Who Is Advocating For SMRs & Why? Clean Technica, ByMichael Barnard, 3 May 21, At present we see SMR earmarked funds in both Canadian and US federal budgets, $150 million in Canada and 10 times as much in the US, mostly for research and development with the exception of over…
Poor prospects for small nuclear reactors (SMRs) as a cure for climate change The nuclear industry and the U. S. Department of Energy are promoting the development of SMRs, supposedly to head off the most severe impacts of climate change. But are SMRs a practical and realistic technology for this purpose? To answer, two factors are paramount to consider – time and cost. These factors can be used to divide SMRs into two broad categories: Light water reactors based on the same general technical and design principles as present-day power reactors in the U.S., which in theory could be certifi...
The nuclear menace from under the seas and from high in the sky- theme for May 21 Why would anyone persist in pushing Small Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) and pretending that they can solve climate change, when they clearly cannot? Well, the answer is – if you’re a toxic macho nuclear zealot or a nuclear weapons corporation – ( Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and General Dynamics etc)- this myth about SMRs is manna from heaven. It means that the tax-payer, not private enterprise investors, will take over the SMR push – and the military-industrial-complex...
Mobile nuclear reactors? Scathing report slams ‘disturbing’ military program, Times, 1 May 21, Todd South The author of an academic report on Pentagon plans to build mobile nuclear reactors to power future combat bases called the effort “extremely disturbing” and “based on a lie.” The report released Thursday slams the Pentagon and Army G-4, logistics — specifically the Army office’s 2018 report that lays out the potential uses and needs for such mobile nuclear reactors in future operations. Alan J. Kuperman wrote the 21-page report titled, “Proposed U.S. Army Mobile ...
A Spotlight on Advanced Nuclear after the White House Climate Summit– JD Supra, 30 Apr 21. -”…….. With the nuclear ban lifted by the Development Finance Corporation for investment in innovation projects, the U.S. government acknowledged the importance of nuclear in the transition to [?] clean energy in developing economies. ……….. the Department of State announced the launch of its Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Program. Through an initial $5.3 million investment, this program will strengthen international c...