Nuclear Reactors the Lego Way

NuScale Power discusses how it can build a 1-gigawatt nuclear plant with an array of small reactors. And the power will be cheap.

In nuclear, smaller is better, argues NuScale Power.

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Experts who reviewed NuScale’s passive water cooling system for the reactors declared that it was “exponentially safer” than traditional systems, said Bruce Landrey, who runs business development for NuScale.

Additionally, modular construction won’t force up the price. A 540-megawatt power plant made from 12 of NuScale’s 45-megawatt reactors could produce power for 6 to 9 cents a kilowatt hour on average over the plant’s lifetime Landrey added.

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