It’s a very exciting day to discuss nuclear power. Electric demand is higher than it’s been since the 1950s.

So what is a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR)? Well, that would be the equivalent of a nuclear submarine or carrier. Small nuclear power and supporting equipment that, once approved, could be built in a controlled area and shipped where needed.

The US has the most experience in building SMRs. Consider that the US has:

• 72 nuclear powered submarines
• 10 nuclear aircraft carriers
• Over 12 nuclear powered reactors have been sent into space

So why don’t we have a modular nuclear reactor power plant?

Time frame: it takes 10-15 years to build each ship.

Cost: compared to coal, solar, natural gas, wind, nuclear power costs 5-25 times more for each kilowatt hour.

The US has the experience and know-how to build SMRs.

Currently, 74 SMRs are in various design considerations worldwide.

The US has one shipyard that builds nuclear submarines and one shipyard that builds nuclear aircraft carriers. Each has been trying to hire welders, shipwrights, and engineers for over 3 years to be able to build the ships faster.

SMRs are nuclear-powered reactors; as such, they require extensive design, expert construction, and professional operation.

Let’s continue to pursue such a goal, but it should not come at the expense of what is economical, technically feasible, and ready to deploy now.

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