04:53I’m Sorry But Small Nuclear Reactors Are Basically Over
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Subscribe to IEEE Spectrum today for 20% off an annual subscription: https://spectrum.ieee.org/sabine and follow @ieeespectrum to stay ahead in tech and engineering. Small modular nuclear reactors were supposed to make nuclear power cheaper and faster to build. Governments from the US to the UK are now pouring billions into them. At the same time, one startup after another is going bankrupt. What’s going on? Let’s take a look. Paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76077-3 #nuclear #energy #sciencenews #technologynews 👕T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: ➜ https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ 💌 Support me on Donorbox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📝 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 📩 Free weekly science newsletter ➜ https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ 👂 Audio only podcast ➜ https://open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC 🔗 Join this channel to get access to perks ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw/join 📚 Buy my book ➜ https://amzn.to/3HSAWJW
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