Why people want to put small nuclear reactors everywhere

The race to develop small modular reactors is on, with the promise to provide fossil-free energy everywhere. But only one has been built so far. What’s going wrong?

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Credits:
Reporter – Adam Baheej Adada
Supervising Editor – Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge
Fact Check – Jeannette Cwienk, Alexander Paquet

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Technical briefing on SMR technology
https://www.base.bund.de/SharedDocs/D...

A look at the current state of the SMR industry
https://thebreakthrough.org/blog/adva...

Analysis of public support for nuclear energy
https://www.radiantenergygroup.com/re...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:06 The problem with big nuclear
02:25 How SMRs could work
04:36 Passive safety
06:41 The startup approach
09:04 SMRs as a strategic national investment
11:30 Are they viable?
12:36 Conclusion