IT''S LIKE 20 NUCLEAR REACTORS AT ONCE

Micro modular reactors

These reactors are made to fit in small areas where it would be inefficient to introduce a larger power plant, but have energy needs unsuitable for generators. Nuclear microreactors, a subcategory of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), are a developing type of nuclear power plant designed to generate electricity on a smaller. A nuclear microreactor is a type of which can be easily assembled and transported by road, rail or air. Microreactors are 100 to 1,000 times smaller than conventional nuclear reactors, and range in capacity from 1 to 20. Nuclear microreactors originated in the 's nuclear submarine project, which was first proposed by of in 1939. The concept was. Microreactors for civilian use are currently in the earliest stages of development, with individual designs ranging in various stages of maturity. The United States has been supporting the.