New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance—and the U.S. is banking on it

February 6, 2024 In the media Angela Dewan, Ella Nilsen and Lou Robinson

John Parsons (MIT Sloan) discusses the future of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—a nuclear technology that is smaller and cheaper to build than traditional reactors.

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