Backers of small modular reactors say the technology will eventually be cheaper and faster than today’s nuclear power plants. — Reuters
HOUSTON: Everyone from the US energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming power demand, but the technology is struggling to become commercial due to costs and regulatory hurdles.
Energy-hungry data centres powering artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to spike electricity demand, including in the United States where its use has been mostly flat for two decades.
