Steve Thomas, University of Greenwich
09 November 2023 • 7 min read
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Claims that SMRs are cheaper, easier to build, safer and less wasteful are unproven and misleading, argues University of Greenwich professor Stephen Thomas
Advocates of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) claim they are cheaper and easier to build, safer, generate less waste and will create many jobs compared to existing large reactor designs. They argue the UK…
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