US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor design
<i>&quot;The SMR’s 12 modules, each producing 50 megawatts&quot;</i><p>So each module is a little smaller than the reactor of the 1960&#x27;s era submarine I served on and is based on the same pressurized water technology. I was a &quot;nuke&quot; so had to go in the reactor compartment several times. As far as I can remember, the reactor was about 10 feet in diameter. We went in the shipyard for refueling after the lifetime of the rods, which was 15 years. I could never understand why we didn&#x27;t build these for civilian use (cost I figured) but now we will. Cool.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nrc.gov&#x2F;reading-rm&#x2F;doc-collections&#x2F;news&#x2F;2022&#x2F;22-029.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nrc.gov&#x2F;reading-rm&#x2F;doc-collections&#x2F;news&#x2F;2022&#x2F;22-...</a>