FIELD NOTES from Alexander C. Kaufman

FIELD NOTES from Alexander C. Kaufman

The ‘phoenix of nuclear reactors’ – or just another distraction?

A deep dive into the debate over small modular reactors.

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Alexander C. Kaufman
Jul 07, 2023
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Inside the Holtec International factory in Camden, New Jersey.

I’m taking a guess here, but chances are pretty good that you probably don’t know much about building nuclear reactors. Why would you? You can count on one hand how many new reactors the United States and Europe combined have built in a generation. 

That is starting to change. The atomic ener…

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