Small modular reactors produce high levels of nuclear waste | Stanford News - Stanford University News
5/30/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Stanford University
by Stanford University
Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from Stanford and the University of British Columbia.
Nuclear reactors generate reliable supplies of electricity with limited greenhouse gas emissions. But a nuclear power plant that generates 1,000 megawatts of electric power also produces radioactive … [+6871 chars]
full article...