Small modular reactors (SMRs) are a type of nuclear fission reactor which are smaller than conventional reactors, manufactured at a plant and brought to a site to be fully constructed.
At the beginning of July 2018, the on-line nuclear sector publication Nuclear Energy Insider ran with a lead story on apparent cost progress with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the US. Positive vibes have been spread about SMRs by their industry supporters for several years.
This assessment written by Dr David Lowry and commissioned by MEP Rebecca Harms looks at some of these and raises significant security questions about SMR deployment.
> "SMRs promoters must face up to some very inconvenient truths", Dr. David Lowry, July 2018
