A new report has assessed the feasibility of deploying small modular nuclear reactors to meet increasing energy demands around the world. The findings don't look so good for this particular form of energy production.

[T]he report’s executive summary certainly gets to the heart of their findings.

“The rhetoric from small modular reactor (SMR) advocates is loud and persistent: This time will be different because the cost overruns and schedule delays that have plagued large reactor construction projects will not be repeated with the new designs,” says the report. “But the few SMRs that have been built (or have been started) paint a different picture – one that looks startlingly similar to the past. Significant construction delays are still the norm and costs have continued to climb.”

  • pizzazz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    86·
    6 months ago

    Lemy has such a hard on against nuclear. I’m seeing reports by antinuclear think tank grifters shoved in my face almost daily…

    • Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      42·
      6 months ago

      For this particular design, they could have powered the earth by connecting turbines to the eyes of every engineer and project manager from us all rolling them in the back of our heads upon hearing “no cost overruns or delays”.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      21·
      6 months ago

      I’ve seen opinions very strongly in both directions on here. I’m very pro-nuclear, but the largest issues they face is always bureaucracy. It sucks that an artificial thing is what’s stopping then usually, but it is true. We need some protections to keep things safe, but it seems too harsh for nuclear compared to the dangers it presents opposed to the dangers of other power sources.

      • pizzazz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        6 months ago

        Absolutely, and it’s by design by candid admission of environmentalist organizations and green parties. Their objective was over regulating the industry beyond any rationality and they succeeded.

    • vzq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      45·
      6 months ago

      Lemy has such a hard on against nuclear

      Maybe you should spend more time outside. Every flavor of nuclear has worse approval ratings than most dirtbag politicians.

      I’m seeing reports by antinuclear think tank grifters shoved in my face almost daily…

      Why do you think you need to PAY people to oppose nuclear? After seven decades of cockamamie “this time it’s different” schemes most people just moved on.

      • pizzazz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        6 months ago

        Woa bro I was saying hard on but this is a full on raging erection maybe you should deal with your frustrations