Two further respondents – StarCore Nuclear and Terrestrial Energy – have advanced to the second stage of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL’s) process to site a small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration unit at one of its managed campuses.
Internet access has become an essential public utility, but connectivity and digital literacy are moot points if the power grid cannot support them.
Small Modular Reactors need less copper than other green energy sources and can reduce the emissions from mining and refining it for other projects.
Nuclear energy has the lowest lifecycle impact on ecosystems of any power source, with wind and some solar panels following closely behind.
Over 95% of operating nuclear plants use water for cooling. HTGRs flip the script, turning nuclear power from water consumer to protector.
The physics of energy density and power density make Small Modular Reactors a robust, and sometimes the only, alternative to diesel plants in remote locations.
Nuclear provides a unique middle ground, offering low-carbon baseload power with a relatively small mineral footprint.