While SMRs present a clean future, some worry the timeline for development and research could be too long, among other concerns.
While SMRs present a clean future, some worry the timeline for development and research could be too long, among other concerns.
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.
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.