It seems that we can finally say goodbye to oil as an energy source, and what’s more, we are on the verge of eliminating carbon emissions from our environment. Why? Well, small modular nuclear reactors are emerging as a somewhat realistic promise to replace fossil fuels. One of them, in fact, recently went through a very important stage in America.
The nuclear energy reactor that will end petroleum
Let’s look at the context: the American company NuScale Power recently obtained regulatory approval for an innovative project. We’re talking about the US460 reactor, which is a more powerful version of its predecessor, because it has the potential to produce 77 megawatts per module and up to 462 megawatts per plant, and, of course, the main point: it promises to deliver clean, safe, and scalable energy. However, one point that deserves much attention: the reactor has not yet been turned on. What happened is that this new approval allows it to be built and operated if a client company moves forward with its implementation.
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