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Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about small modular reactors
The hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown. Here are five facts that the nuclear industry and its boosters don’t want the public to know.
Ed Lyman

May 2, 2024

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Renewables

Fossil lobby claims voters want nuclear. Grid simulation shows it’s the last thing Australia needs
As the Coalition goes nuclear in its opposition to solar and wind, data modelling 100% renewables on Australia’s NEM reminds us why SMRs are not part of the picture.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2024

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Small modular reactors not the solution, says German nuclear authority
Two recent reports have concluded that Small Modular Reactors carry enormous risks and will probably never be as cheap as their advocates claim.
Kerstine Appunn

Mar 12, 2021

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Coalition pushes for nuclear ban to be lifted, Labor says it’s madness
Nuclear inquiry report calls on Australians to say “definite yes” to nuclear energy for Australia, despite the new SMR technology’s enormous expense and as-yet unproven status.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 13, 2019

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Big claims and corporate spin about small nuclear reactor costs
The nuclear inquiry has seen some bold claims and corporate spin about future costs of small modular reactors. But they’re undermined by the authors of the reports they cite.
Jim Green

Sep 19, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Small modular reactors and the nuclear culture wars
As another Australian journalist wades into the nuclear culture wars – this time spruiking small modular reactors – it’s a good time for a fact-check on this fabled technology.
Jim Green

Aug 28, 2019

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