I would tend to think the opposite would be true - having many smaller reactors would currently require multiplying the number of controlled sites, each requiri

I would tend to think the opposite would be true - having many smaller reactors would currently require multiplying the number of controlled sites, each requiring security, redundant cooling and safety systems, emergency power, nuclear waste cooling pools and long term storage, etc. I agree each individual system may be safer if an incident were to happen, but supporting a large fleet of nuclear production sites would be a lot harder in my mind. And this is if we were to completely ignore the huge set of compliance requirements and forms you'd need to fill out and maintain...