First "Small Modular" Nuclear Reactors Planned for Tennessee

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 13:00 in Physics & Chemistry

A U.S. government-supported project in Tennessee seeks to launch a new kind of nuclear plant—a "small modular reactor." Can downsizing address both cost and safety concerns?

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