Sentences with phrase «small modular reactors cost»

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The US Department of Energy is co-sponsoring a project to see whether small modular reactors (SMRs), each producing about 180 megawatts (compared with 1000 megawatts from a full - sized reactor) can be made cost - effective.

And the birth of small, modular nuclear reactors — which can be built at lower cost and produce no greenhouse gas emissions — could play a significant role in helping to balance energy outflows from renewable sources.

On December 12, 2013, NuScale Power was selected as the winner of the second round of DOE's competitively - bid, cost - sharing program to develop nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) technology.

Small modular reactors offer several advantages over traditional technologies, including the ability to purchase and construct them in a modular way, decreased up - front capital costs through simpler, less complex plants, and a reduced staff complement.

Small modular reactors can also be made in factories and transported to sites where they would be ready to «plug and play» upon arrival, reducing both capital costs and construction times.

I believe low cost nuclear implies small modular reactors.

The 43 small modular reactor designs can not proceed because it costs far too much to get them through licencing.

If we removed the impediments on nuclear power the cost of electricity from Small Modular r \ Reactors (SMR) could decrease at a rate of 10 % per doubling of capacity.

These include «small modular reactors» which proponents claim are safer and more cost - effective, but which introduce their own issues.

And, the nuclear industry is working on developing a new generation of small modular reactors that can provide power for cities or local communities at a much lower cost.