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Yes. We could basically say that there are two different markets for small nuclear, which will probably settle at different levels. The first is just stepping
by icegreentea2 3y ago
Yes. We could basically say that there are two different markets for small nuclear, which will probably settle at different levels.
The first is just stepping back a bit from the GW scale plants to try to reap some economies of scale in terms of making the projects and processes less bespoke, even though the raw amount of material consumed might be higher.
The other would be uh... I guess "niche" applications? This is where scaling down even more (sub 50MWe?) happens. This could be some DoD related stuff, or trying to power remote communities (which aren't already grid connected). I'm sure there might be a handful of interesting industrial applications (I know the Tar Sands in Canada is interested in SMRs to power their steam extraction processes).