Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about

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Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about small modular reactors

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As close as you can get to a picture of a grid-scale SMR. Source: OPG

Ed Lyman May 2, 2024 - COMMENTARY Nuclear - See original article below . . .

Even casual followers of energy and climate issues have probably heard about the alleged wonders of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

This is due in no small part to the “nuclear bros”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis. [ https://www.ans.org/news/article-4390/n ... -the-word/ ]

But as I showed in my 2013 [ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/small-isnt-always-beautiful.pdf ] and 2021 [ https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/advanc ... ays-better ] reports, the hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown, and my conclusions remain valid today.

Unfortunately, much of this SMR happy talk is rooted in misinformation, which always brings me back to the same question: If the nuclear bros have such a great SMR story to tell, why do they have to exaggerate so much? . . . .

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Original is here: [ https://blog.ucsusa.org/edwin-lyman/fiv ... -reactors/ ]