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Microreactors / Study Cites Need For Lower Costs And Access To Cheap Capital

By David Dalton
8 June 2023

Interest growing in plants of 10 MW or less to power off-grid communities

Study Cites Need For Lower Costs And Access To Cheap Capital
Microreactrs could be factory built and moved by road, rail or sea to sites where they are needed. Courtesy US DOE.
Microreactors could be cost-competitive with diesel generators for applications where diesel costs are high or reliability is mission-critical, but both capital and operation and maintenance costs will need to be reduced considerably and there will need to be access to low-cost financing, a study has concluded.

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