[T]he report’s executive summary certainly gets to the heart of their findings.

“The rhetoric from small modular reactor (SMR) advocates is loud and persistent: This time will be different because the cost overruns and schedule delays that have plagued large reactor construction projects will not be repeated with the new designs,” says the report. “But the few SMRs that have been built (or have been started) paint a different picture – one that looks startlingly similar to the past. Significant construction delays are still the norm and costs have continued to climb.”

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    Aside from flattening a city, what exactly would you do with nuclear technology? How do you think we could capture the energy from fission without boiling water?

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      Well it seems like a stupid idea to use nuclear technology to boil some water. So just don’t. Just because it’s possible doesn’t mean you should do it.

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        And yet for a plethora of regions it’s the only viable alternative to fossil fuels for reliable electricity.

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          Well if its the only choice you have then do it. Luckily for most part of the world it’s not necessary.