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There is a paper in the May issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:<br> | |||
[https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2111833119 Nuclear waste from small modular reactors]<br> | |||
and a response from NuScale at:<br> | |||
https://newsroom.nuscalepower.com/news | |||
== Weapons Proliferation == | == Weapons Proliferation == | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 5 June 2022
- See also: Nuclear_power_reconsidered
The NuScale small modular reactor is a smaller version of a standard Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). [1] This article should address the issues raised in the parent article Nuclear power reconsidered.
Brief description of the key features of this reactor.[4]
Safety
Accidental overheating. Add text here.
Leakage of Radioactivity Add text here.
Sabotage Add text here.
Waste Management
There is a paper in the May issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:
Nuclear waste from small modular reactors
and a response from NuScale at:
https://newsroom.nuscalepower.com/news
Weapons Proliferation
Add text here.
Cost
Specs for a 500MWe plant:
Plant cost per KW (including building but not land, permits or licensing):
Operating cost per KWh (including fuel and maintenance):
Initial fuel load:
Fuel consumption per day: