Global Briefing: Flagship US small modular reactor project shelved

James Murray
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A NuScale company handout showing a cross-section of its VOYGR-6 small modular reactor / Credit: NuScale
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A NuScale company handout showing a cross-section of its VOYGR-6 small modular reactor / Credit: NuScale

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NuScale Power confirms termination of Carbon Free Power modual reactor project The fledgling small modular reactor (SMR) industry was dealt a major blow this week, after leading US developers announced...

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