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The next generation of nuclear reactors is getting more advanced. Here’s how.
Alternative ways of powering, cooling, and constructing reactors could help get more nuclear energy on the grid.
Many of these so-called advanced technologies were invented and even demonstrated over 50 years ago, before the industry converged on the standard water-cooled plant designs. Small modular reactors (SMRs) could be easier to build, since the procedure is the same for each one, allowing them to be manufactured in something resembling a huge assembly line. Things haven’t been going so well for the company in recent months, though: its first project is pretty much dead in the water, and it laid off nearly 30% of its employees in early January.
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