The dream of reviving nuclear power in the U.S. rests on a new generation of smaller reactors meant to be easier to build. But major obstacles loom.
In a major setback last week, the first serious effort to build small reactors in the United States was abruptly canceled amid soaring costs. While other projects are still moving forward, the industry has consistently struggled to build plants on time and on budget.
We still need to ruthlessly end North American car dependency...and reduce beef consumption...and stop fast fashion...and stop planned obsolescence and throw away crap
Wind and Solar have limitations that Nuclear does not.
SMRs have advantages over traditional Nuclear.
The current problem is that they don't yet have the economies of scale to compete in the "free market". This ignores that there is not actually a free market when it comes to energy. Solar, Wind, Coal, and Oil all get subsidized at rates that Nuclear never sees.
It is producing electricity just like solar and wind turbines. Both of which are profitable today. So it would be smarter to use government money for some green projects without a viable cheaper alternative. That is also happening on a fairly large scale.