Comment box Scope: summary, information Tone: neutral Opinion: yes Sarcasm/humor: none Archive link : https://archive.is/Tbw2L There are ~29 million households in the UK, so 2 nuclear reactors...
The Wales plant will consist of three units, known as small modular reactors, or SMRs, whose power output will add up to a little less than half that of one of the current generation of giant power stations.
These “mini-nuclear reactors are smaller and quicker to build” than some larger ones, the government said in a news release. The plan is to lower costs through assembling modules from components in factories and then setting them up on site.
The government is betting that these smaller reactors will give Britain a technology with low carbon emissions and “global export opportunities.” It has pledged 2.5 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) for preliminary work on the site and other preparation. The additional cost of completing the plant may be financed through charges on electric bills, a strategy the government is using to draw investors to another plant, Sizewell C, being built in eastern England.
The government said the plant would support 3,000 local jobs and power three million homes. By comparison, Sizewell C is projected to create 8,000 jobs at peak construction and light six million homes.
There are ~29 million households in the UK, so 2 nuclear reactors powering a combined 9 million of those with green energy is a big deal.
I don't know if these small modular reactors will take off - the article is skeptical - but it's a good project all the same.
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There are ~29 million households in the UK, so 2 nuclear reactors powering a combined 9 million of those with green energy is a big deal.
I don't know if these small modular reactors will take off - the article is skeptical - but it's a good project all the same.