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 ...

Over 50 small reactors generating up to 500 megawatts of electricity have been built over the past half-century. Their median build time has been eight years. By contrast, large reactors have been ...

International regulators are increasingly cooperating to evaluate the safety of new small modular reactor ...

The Army says it will install small nuclear reactors as power plants on nine U.S. bases as it effort they’re calling Project Janus — a name chosen for its reference to the Roman god of doorways or, ...

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Small nuclear plants—better known as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—have become one of the most heated energy debates of the decade. Governments, international agencies, and emerging energy companies ...

Rolls-Royce SMR, the company tasked with building the next generation of nuclear reactors in ...

(Bloomberg) -- Much of the world had been turning away from traditional nuclear power in recent decades. Aging plants, high construction costs, security risks and radioactive-waste challenges caused ...

Nuclear energy is becoming increasingly important as the world accelerates toward deep decarbonization, and small modular reactors (SMRs) are emerging as a pivotal solution. Their ability to deliver ...

Small nuclear reactors will help India cut energy imports, boost energy security and support decarbonisation under the 2047 vision, says Shamika Ravi.