bringing old reactors online may end up an overall positive (say, if the ai bubble pops soon but the reactors still come online and displace fossil sources) but I’m dubious about smr’s still. it just seems like more chances for radionucleotides to get smeared everywhere if they become ubiquitous.
and they are even considering extremely expensive nuclear plants to power them.
bringing old reactors online may end up an overall positive (say, if the ai bubble pops soon but the reactors still come online and displace fossil sources) but I’m dubious about smr’s still. it just seems like more chances for radionucleotides to get smeared everywhere if they become ubiquitous.