> "But in the future, not all reactors might be so large. Many still-speculative small modular reactor designs might deliver just a few hundred megawatts. (In H

> "But in the future, not all reactors might be so large. Many still-speculative small modular reactor designs might deliver just a few hundred megawatts. (In Hainan, China, Linglong One—the world’s first small modular reactor plant—is now under construction.) Depending on the design, these could be cooled with less water or even air, making them far more feasible fits for coal sites." > "Either option will be an uphill battle. In the United States, any new reactor must gain the blessing of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), a process that can take up to five years and drive up costs in a sector already facing rising prices. Only one nuclear power plant is currently under construction in the United States, in eastern Georgia." The article completely seems to miss the existence of NuScale. NuScale SMRs design has already been approved by the NRC [1, 2]. [1]: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2022/22-029.pdf https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2022/22-... [2]: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-certifies-nuscale-small-modular-reactor-design-SMR-nuclear-us/628519/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-certifies-nuscale-small...