Bulletin associate editor François Diaz-Maurin talks with Lindsay Krall, the lead author of a controversial study about the nuclear waste generated by small modular reactors.
Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants,
As part of the Government’s energy security strategy, the UK has favoured small modular reactors as a way to boost its homegrown energy generation. In April, the Government announced that it is investing £210million to help develop small modular reactors (SMRs), which are said to be much cheaper and easier to deploy than traditional nuclear
"A new study from Stanford and the University of British Columbia has bad news for the next generation of nuclear reactors," writes Slashdot reader SoftwareArtist
An announcement from Stanford University warns that "Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actuall.