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China's small modular reactors spark debate on solar's future
Original: China is already building THESE? Will SMRs make our solar plants useless?
Discussion is growing around China's construction of small modular reactors (SMRs) and what they mean for renewable energy. Commentators are asking whether compact nuclear plants, which can be built faster and cheaper than traditional reactors, could eventually compete with or undermine large-scale solar installations. The debate touches on China's aggressive nuclear buildout and how quickly SMR technology might reach commercial viability compared to increasingly cheap solar power.
Why now: China's rapid progress on small modular reactors has reignited the nuclear versus solar debate among energy watchers.
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- China is already building THESE? Will SMRs make our solar plants useless? · Andreas Schmitz (Der Akku Doktor) · 464.8K
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