Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. π¨π»βπ»π§¬Case Against Small Modular #NuclearReactors
New-wave reactors are the face of an American #nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms
Arguments in favor of #SMR overlook a fundamental issue, said Edwin Lyman, dir of nuclear power safety at Union of Concerned Scientists: They're too expensive. Despite money swilling around the sector, "it's still not enough." Nuclear power cannot compete on cost with alternatives, both fossil fuels and increasingly renewables.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/climate/small-nuclear-reactors-smrs-holtec-kairos
New-wave reactors are the face of an American #nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms
Arguments in favor of #SMR overlook a fundamental issue, said Edwin Lyman, dir of nuclear power safety at Union of Concerned Scientists: They're too expensive. Despite money swilling around the sector, "it's still not enough." Nuclear power cannot compete on cost with alternatives, both fossil fuels and increasingly renewables.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/climate/small-nuclear-reactors-smrs-holtec-kairos
New-wave reactors are the face of an American nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms
Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental problems
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