Small Modular Reactors

NuScale / Utah Reactor Project Gets Boost As Consortium Votes ‘Overwhelmingly’ To Go Ahead

By David Dalton
2 March 2023

Voygr SMR, threatened by inflation and high interest rates, could be online in 2029
Utah Reactor Project Gets Boost As Consortium Votes ‘Overwhelmingly’ To Go Ahead
NuScale says building its SMRs at retiring fossil fuel and coal plant sites means workers can be cross-trained and millions of dollars saved. Mockup courtesy NuScale.
The project to deploy the first small modular reactor in the US got a major boost on Tuesday (28 February) when the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (Uamps) consortium “overwhelmingly approved” plans to continue, despite costs that have increased above the target price due to high inflation and interest rate increases.

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