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US / Development Of SMRs And Microreactors Might Redefine Nuclear Industry, Says Report

By David Dalton
12 March 2021

Development Of SMRs And Microreactors Might Redefine Nuclear Industry, Says Report
Vogtle-3 and -4 could be the last conventional light-water reactors to be built in the US, the report says. Courtesy Georgia Power.
It appears unlikely that the US will build any more large conventional light-water nuclear power reactors once Vogtle-3 and -4 are completed, but the development of small modular reactors and microreactors might redefine the field, a report by the US National Academies says.

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