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Critics push back on Silicon Valley's enthusiasm for small modular reactors
Original: Silicon Valley got you convinced that # SMR is a brilliant new # nuclear technology? Sorry… “Small modular reactors (SMR
A commentary circulating online argues that small modular reactors are being oversold as a new nuclear breakthrough when the technology is far from novel. It notes SMRs were first conceived for military use and deployed on polar bases roughly seventy years ago, and says their track record since has been poor. The piece challenges claims from Silicon Valley figures that SMRs offer a quick clean-energy solution.
Why now: Renewed tech-industry promotion of nuclear power has revived debate over whether SMRs are genuinely new and viable.
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- Silicon Valley got you convinced that # SMR is a brilliant new # nuclear technology? Sorry… “Small modular reactors (SMRs) were first conceived for military use and deployed on polar bases. Seventy years on, their record remains dismal.” https:// engelsbergideas.com/essays/smr… · bojacobs@hcommons.social · 2
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