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The nuclear industry is making a big bet on small power plants

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
NuScale Power aims to build the nation's first advanced small modular reactor.U.S. Department of Energy

Until now, generating nuclear power has required massive facilities surrounded by acres of buildings, electrical infrastructure, roads, parking lots and more. The nuclear industry is trying to change that picture – by going small.

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