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Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors (blog.ucsusa.org)

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A realistic understanding of their costs and risks is critical.

What are SMRs?

SMRs are not more economical than large reactors.
SMRs are not generally safer or more secure than large light-water reactors.
SMRs will not reduce the problem of what to do with radioactive waste.
SMRs cannot be counted on to provide reliable and resilient off-the-grid power for facilities, such as data centers, bitcoin mining, hydrogen or petrochemical production.
SMRs do not use fuel more efficiently than large reactors.

[Edit: If people have links that contradict any the above, could you please share in the comment section?]

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[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

I also learned in that interview that after a relatively short period, the aggressive decay is over and you're left with a barrel of waste that isn't actually shooting off radiation very often.

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