SMRs as seen by the Academy of Sciences
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, State of the Art and Prospects (October 2022)
Opinion and Report from the Future Energy Committee of the Academy of Sciences.
“The development of SMRs is promising but their commercialization still requires overcoming many hurdles.”
Some excerpts from the report:
- SMRs are low-carbon energy sources that contribute to the same challenges as power reactors, but with more flexibility and less financial investment.
- Maturity of projects worldwide: among the most advanced, two reactors in Russia, one in China, and one in Argentina.
- It is necessary to continue significant R&D and technological developments1.
