First contracts for next generation of nuclear power to be awarded next summer

The next stage of the process will see companies able to bid for Government contracts with successful bids from the six going to contract award stage next summer.

Next summer is soon

  •  dubba   ( @dubba@lemm.ee ) 
    9•1 year ago

    What is the benefit of smaller reactors? It seems like they would be worse in just about every way? Wouldn’t smaller reactors be less efficient as you need more sites/material/personnel to generate the same power? Wouldn’t needing more sites also make logistics and regulatory approval more difficult?

    •  lntl   ( @lntl@lemmy.ml ) OP
      7•1 year ago

      benefits? reactor assemblies can be built in a factory.

      worse in every way? no.

      more sites, more logistics? no. multiple small reactors are installed at the same site