Small Modular Reactors May Have Climate Benefits, But They Can Also Be Climate-Vulnerable – Analysis

By Vitaly Fedchenko

The nuclear power plants of the 20th century were, for the most part, enormous beasts. They cost many billions of dollars to build and needed a sizable and well-trained workforce to operate. Furthermore, with an energy output of about 1000 MWe per reactor being the norm, they required an extensive...