The next big thing in nuclear power could be tiny – little reactors that are far smaller and far cheaper than the traditional massive nuclear plants topped by giant concrete cooling towers.
While the thought of nuclear power conjures giant cylindrical concrete towers, American universities are exploring building miniature nuclear reactors to generate electricity for campuses to combat climate change. Are these reactors feasible and safe?
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If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear reactors that produce only one-hundredth the electricity and can even be delivered on a truck. Small but meaningful amounts of electricity…