[New post] New Small Modular Reactor proposal for the UK

oldbrew posted: " The small modular reactor contest looks to be getting underway. Whether the UK wants to be the 'test bed' as suggested remains to be seen, but something has to take the place of all the retired power stations. Part-time weather-dependent renewables can'" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Tallbloke's Talkshop New Small Modular Reactor proposal for the UK by oldbrew [credit: green lantern electric] The small modular reactor contest looks to be getting underway. Whether the UK wants to be the 'test bed' as suggested remains to be seen, but something has to take the place of all the retired power stations. Part-time weather-dependent renewables can't do that. - - - A US energy developer linked to Elon Musk is in talks with the Government to build a fleet of small nuclear reactors across the UK. Last Energy wants to build its first "mini-nuclear" power plant by 2025 and has identified its first site in Wales, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. The company intends to spend £1.4bn on 10 reactors by the end of the decade. Last Energy's end goal is to build "hundreds of plants" across the UK, sources close to the company said. The proposals are a direct challenge to Rolls-Royce, which is racing to secure approval for its own British-made fleet of mini reactors. Read more of this post oldbrew | April 3, 2022 at 11:18 am | Tags: electricity, energy policy | Categories: Energy, government, News, Nuclear power | URL: https://wp.me/pi4G5-eMC Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Tallbloke's Talkshop. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2022/04/03/new-small-modular-reactor-proposal-for-the-uk/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com