While SMRs present a clean future, some worry the timeline for development and research could be too long, among other concerns.
SaskPower has selected the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Saskatchewan by mid-2030, subject to a final decision on whether to pursue one reactor or four by 2029.
So this means it’ll take the 6 years to decide how many to buy, then 6 years to build them?
What all the nuke-enthusiasts fail to see is that this technology moves on very long timelines. It takes decades to move from a concept to an actual plant producing utility scale amounts of power. And then you still need to scale up production which is also a huge task. Anyone who expects any new reactor concept to become reality in the next couple of decades is either clueless, delusional or a snake oil salesman.
People have been wanting more nuclear for decades. Since the early 2000’s they were recommended as an alternative to fossil fuels.
I think Canada’s last new nuclear plant was built in 1988.
That it takes long is a poor excuse because if we could have started 10, 20, 30 years ago. But the second best time to build is now, so pitter patter.
Right but these are Small Modular Reactors which are quite different to singular humongous nuclear power plants. Think more akin to Nuclear Sub’s reactors; which definitely are much smaller than the typical grid reactors.
What all the nuke-enthusiasts fail to see
I’m gonna need the math on this one, because the conclusion here isn’t supported by any obvious predicates.
But I like the “it’s gonna be too long to do so let’s not even think of it,” as if someone’s never heard an Asian proverb about planting a tree.