The new nuclear option: small, safe and cheap
Can an emerging generation of small-scale reactors overcome Australians' resistance to nuclear power?
The Rolls-Royce small nuclear power plant that it says could be in operation by 2030. It would have about half the output of the giant Loy Lang B in Victoria. Rolls-Royce
The next generation of nuclear reactors – the ones that could finally overcome Australia's resistance to power by fission – are so small they will abide by road regulations.
Rolls-Royce is designing a reactor that will be 4.5m wide to fit under the 4.95m British road height limit. They would be built in a factory and transported to customers by truck or barge.
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