Posted on 06/01/2025 3:52:12 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
President Donald Trump's executive orders on nuclear power could lead to the deployment of small modular reactors in the U.S. by late 2030, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said Wednesday.
Trump on Friday ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to decide on applications to construct and operate new nuclear plants within 18 months. The order also calls for the NRC to "adopt shorter deadlines tailored to particular reactor types." The nuclear industry has long complained that the NRC's approval process takes too long.
Trump's order could result in approvals to start building small modular reactors in the U.S. by 2027, Strazik told the research firm Bernstein in an interview. This would create a "credible shot" of adding these reactors to the U.S. nuclear fleet in late 2030 or 2031, the CEO said.
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are plant designs that many in the industry view as the future of nuclear power. SMR developers including GE Vernova believe the reactors will one day lower the cost of building nuclear plants and speed up construction because they are smaller and assembled onsite with prefabricated parts. Large nuclear plants such as Plant Vogtle in Georgia have been plagued with multi-billion dollar cost overruns and lengthy construction delays.
"It's just the beginning of what could very much become a very meaningful part of our business in the 2030s. We're very encouraged by this," Strazik said of Trump's executive order.
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Places that all ready have or decommissioned nuclear plants would be the first selected location due to the existing security and infrastructure in place.
Drop the leftover in the Mid-Atlantic-Ridge.
Narrow spot is 2848kM wide. Spreading speed is 2.5 to 5 cM/year.
Using 1424 kM/year and 5cM/year gives you about 28 1/2 million years to get to shore. Long enough?
Should be 1424kM....
My thoughts exactly, Biden killed keystone. Rats steal 28 and the same thing can happen. No one in their right mind would want to start a multi-year/multi-billion dollar project with the chance that the next president can just kill it.
Or you could drill deep into a subduction zone, bury it there, and cover with concrete. It will be recycled down into the liquid mantle and be incinerated and dispersed.
But again, reprocessing will greatly reduce high level waste.
Or you could drill deep into a subduction zone, bury it there, and cover with concrete. It will be recycled down into the liquid mantle and be incinerated and dispersed.
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That would work better. Hadn’t thought of that one.
Fusion is within reach. Put the investment there.
Where's my flying car?
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