Small Modular Reactors: The New Nuclear Industry? (Video)
by Timothy B. Hurst
The last new nuclear power plant came online in the U.S. in 1996 and the next one may be ready as early as 2012, but after that, it's hard to say when the next nuclear reactor might begin generating electricity in the United States. And though touted as an important source of low-carbon electricity in an energy-hungry world, nuclear power plants, no matter how small, won't be popping up in your neighborhood any time soon. But when they do, there's a good chance they won't look anything like the aging fleet of 1,200-megawatt plants that dot the U.S.
The last new nuclear power plant came online in the U.S. in 1996 and the next one may be ready as early as 2012, but after that, it's hard to say when the next nuclear reactor might begin generating electricity in the United States. And though touted as an important source of low-carbon electricity in an energy-hungry world, nuclear power plants, no matter how small, won't be popping up in your neighborhood any time soon. But when they do, there's a good chance they won't look anything like the aging fleet of 1,200-megawatt plants that dot the U.S.
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