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Taking a close look at the benefits and risks of small modular reactors

Mark Lowey
April 12, 2023

How do the claims for the benefits of small modular reactors stack up against the historical record for small reactor development in Canada and international scientific assessment of SMRs?

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Organizations:	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Canadian Nuclear Association, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Cato Institute, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Government of Canada, Government of New Brunswick, Moltex Energy, New Brunswick Power, SNC-Lavalin, Transition Accelerator, U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Union of Concerned Scientists, University of British Columbia, and University of California Berkeley
People:	David Kemp, Dr. Allison Macfarlane, PhD, Dr. Daniel Kammen, PhD, Gordon Edwards, John Gorman, Lisa McBride, Peter Van Doren, and Rory O'Sullivan
Topics:	benefits and risks of small modular nuclear reactors, Canada's MAPLE reactors, different nuclear fuel cycles and technology operations, economics of new nuclear power, federal and provincial support for SMRs, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's proposed SMR, Gentilly 1 reactor in Quebec, history of small reactor development in Canada, liquid molten salt fuel for nuclear reactors, managing back end of nuclear fuel cycle, Moltex Energy's proposed reactor and fuel-recycling technology, nuclear power for net-zero emissions, nuclear waste, proliferation of nuclear weapons, public opposition to SMRs, reprocessing nuclear fuel vs. conventional fuel, reprocessing spent nuclear fuel, and SLOWPOKE Demonstration Reactor

Taking a close look at the benefits and risks of small modular reactors

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