Proliferation potential of SMRs small modular #nuclear reactors that require fuels using uranium enriched up to 20% U235—that is, fuels that contain the material known as high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU).
thebulletin.org/2025/11/decl...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/decl...
Declassified cable reinforces proliferation concerns about high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel
The declassified document reveals an urgent need for an international review of the proliferation risks of HALEU.
thebulletin.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Proliferation potential of SMRs small modular #nuclear reactors that require fuels using uranium enriched up to 20% U235—that is, fuels that contain the material known as high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU).
thebulletin.org/2025/11/decl...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/decl...
Maps based on climate data show that land next to the #Oldbury #nuclear power station, which is being assessed by the government for potentially building small modular reactors ( #SMRs), is projected to be below the annual flood level by 2050.
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sitin...
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sitin...
Siting new nuclear at Oldbury deemed ‘problematic’ due to high level of flood risk | New Civil Engineer
The maps also show that land at Wylfa in North Wales, the other site being considered by the government for potentially deploying SMRs, will remain above
www.newcivilengineer.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Maps based on climate data show that land next to the #Oldbury #nuclear power station, which is being assessed by the government for potentially building small modular reactors ( #SMRs), is projected to be below the annual flood level by 2050.
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sitin...
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sitin...
Zu “kleinen Atomktraftwerken” (SMRs) sagte Reiche im Mai auf dem Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: „Wenn wir das auch verpassen, verpassen wir, glaube ich, eine große Chance.“ Ähnlich äußerte sie sich im Oktober beim Berlin Global Dialogue.
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Zu “kleinen Atomktraftwerken” (SMRs) sagte Reiche im Mai auf dem Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: „Wenn wir das auch verpassen, verpassen wir, glaube ich, eine große Chance.“ Ähnlich äußerte sie sich im Oktober beim Berlin Global Dialogue.
Finally: it's notable that anti-wind conspiracy theorists in #NewEngland propose SMRs & other nukes as an alternative to #offshorewind - despite their dismal economics, despite how long it takes to build them.
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Finally: it's notable that anti-wind conspiracy theorists in #NewEngland propose SMRs & other nukes as an alternative to #offshorewind - despite their dismal economics, despite how long it takes to build them.
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
Hungary Could Become a Regional Leader in Modular Nuclear Reactors
https://www.byteseu.com/1527803/
Hungary could play a pioneering role in the development and application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to Director of the energy and climate policy division at the Századvég …
https://www.byteseu.com/1527803/
Hungary could play a pioneering role in the development and application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to Director of the energy and climate policy division at the Századvég …
Hungary Could Become a Regional Leader in Modular Nuclear Reactors - Bytes Europe
Hungary could play a pioneering role in the development and application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to Director of the energy and
www.byteseu.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hungary Could Become a Regional Leader in Modular Nuclear Reactors
https://www.byteseu.com/1527803/
Hungary could play a pioneering role in the development and application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to Director of the energy and climate policy division at the Századvég …
https://www.byteseu.com/1527803/
Hungary could play a pioneering role in the development and application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to Director of the energy and climate policy division at the Századvég …
Was D zukünftig benötigt sind flexible, residuallastfähige Erzeugungsanlagen. SMRs sind hier ungeeignet.
Diese Frau fügt D langfristig einen enormen Schaden zu
Diese Frau fügt D langfristig einen enormen Schaden zu
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Was D zukünftig benötigt sind flexible, residuallastfähige Erzeugungsanlagen. SMRs sind hier ungeeignet.
Diese Frau fügt D langfristig einen enormen Schaden zu
Diese Frau fügt D langfristig einen enormen Schaden zu
Q-dropping Russian sovereign wealth fund guy praises Putin for using American technology--given away by Trump 5 Jan 2021--to create his Burevestnik missiles with unlimited range, capable of attacking US cities while tagging Elon Musk to make sure he knows the same SMRs can help them colonize Mars.
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Q-dropping Russian sovereign wealth fund guy praises Putin for using American technology--given away by Trump 5 Jan 2021--to create his Burevestnik missiles with unlimited range, capable of attacking US cities while tagging Elon Musk to make sure he knows the same SMRs can help them colonize Mars.
True renewables solar, wind, wave, geothermal - 100%
Using fossil fuels to bridge to renewables (it will bridge to nothing but increase ff use. SMRs not a solution. Using CSS to suck CO2 from the atmosphere won't work & is stupid.
Using fossil fuels to bridge to renewables (it will bridge to nothing but increase ff use. SMRs not a solution. Using CSS to suck CO2 from the atmosphere won't work & is stupid.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
True renewables solar, wind, wave, geothermal - 100%
Using fossil fuels to bridge to renewables (it will bridge to nothing but increase ff use. SMRs not a solution. Using CSS to suck CO2 from the atmosphere won't work & is stupid.
Using fossil fuels to bridge to renewables (it will bridge to nothing but increase ff use. SMRs not a solution. Using CSS to suck CO2 from the atmosphere won't work & is stupid.
Es sind PLÄNE, die Bild zeigt. Was Bild verschweigt:
Amazon ist größter Corporate-Abnehmer erneuerbarer Energie weltweit:
>30 GW Wind & Solar, über 600 Projekte.
Zum Vergleich SMRs
Geplant ~0,3 GW (4 Reaktoren) — Option auf ~1 GW später.
Verhältnis: 30 GW EE vs. 0,3–1 GW Atomstrom
Amazon ist größter Corporate-Abnehmer erneuerbarer Energie weltweit:
>30 GW Wind & Solar, über 600 Projekte.
Zum Vergleich SMRs
Geplant ~0,3 GW (4 Reaktoren) — Option auf ~1 GW später.
Verhältnis: 30 GW EE vs. 0,3–1 GW Atomstrom
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Es sind PLÄNE, die Bild zeigt. Was Bild verschweigt:
Amazon ist größter Corporate-Abnehmer erneuerbarer Energie weltweit:
>30 GW Wind & Solar, über 600 Projekte.
Zum Vergleich SMRs
Geplant ~0,3 GW (4 Reaktoren) — Option auf ~1 GW später.
Verhältnis: 30 GW EE vs. 0,3–1 GW Atomstrom
Amazon ist größter Corporate-Abnehmer erneuerbarer Energie weltweit:
>30 GW Wind & Solar, über 600 Projekte.
Zum Vergleich SMRs
Geplant ~0,3 GW (4 Reaktoren) — Option auf ~1 GW später.
Verhältnis: 30 GW EE vs. 0,3–1 GW Atomstrom
New analysis by AES Indiana shows that new nuclear SMRs are wildly uneconomic and would significantly raise utility bills for Hoosiers, even assuming big price declines by 2035 and lavish subsidies by federal and state government.
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New analysis by AES Indiana shows that new nuclear SMRs are wildly uneconomic and would significantly raise utility bills for Hoosiers, even assuming big price declines by 2035 and lavish subsidies by federal and state government.
Our politicians, all of them, are beholden to fossil fuel interests. No one builds SMRs or hydro dams in a climate emergency unless they're trying to slow the energy transition down while spending the most money possible.
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Our politicians, all of them, are beholden to fossil fuel interests. No one builds SMRs or hydro dams in a climate emergency unless they're trying to slow the energy transition down while spending the most money possible.
Nouveau nucléaire SMRs
Europe démunie & France en retard face au rouleau compresseur américain
Dès 2024, EDF Nuward trop complexe et coûteux a jeté l'éponge au Royaume-Uni
Doublé par Rolls-Royce
& les américains X-energy, Last Energy, TerraPower fondé par Bill Gates
lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Europe démunie & France en retard face au rouleau compresseur américain
Dès 2024, EDF Nuward trop complexe et coûteux a jeté l'éponge au Royaume-Uni
Doublé par Rolls-Royce
& les américains X-energy, Last Energy, TerraPower fondé par Bill Gates
lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
lesechos.fr
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Nouveau nucléaire SMRs
Europe démunie & France en retard face au rouleau compresseur américain
Dès 2024, EDF Nuward trop complexe et coûteux a jeté l'éponge au Royaume-Uni
Doublé par Rolls-Royce
& les américains X-energy, Last Energy, TerraPower fondé par Bill Gates
lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Europe démunie & France en retard face au rouleau compresseur américain
Dès 2024, EDF Nuward trop complexe et coûteux a jeté l'éponge au Royaume-Uni
Doublé par Rolls-Royce
& les américains X-energy, Last Energy, TerraPower fondé par Bill Gates
lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Ford is spending over $6 B a year to hide the increase from the public, enough to buy a heat pump p for every house in Ontario within 10 years.
Doubling down on nuclear to pay an American company for SMRs that only run on American fuel is Elbows down.
Doubling down on nuclear to pay an American company for SMRs that only run on American fuel is Elbows down.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ford is spending over $6 B a year to hide the increase from the public, enough to buy a heat pump p for every house in Ontario within 10 years.
Doubling down on nuclear to pay an American company for SMRs that only run on American fuel is Elbows down.
Doubling down on nuclear to pay an American company for SMRs that only run on American fuel is Elbows down.
We know how to make nukes. We need to solve the funding and cost model.
All this innovation ion SMRs and whatnot is because we arent willing to coordinate to solve the revenue and funding
All this innovation ion SMRs and whatnot is because we arent willing to coordinate to solve the revenue and funding
“nuclear startups” are gonna polarize me into anti-nuke
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We know how to make nukes. We need to solve the funding and cost model.
All this innovation ion SMRs and whatnot is because we arent willing to coordinate to solve the revenue and funding
All this innovation ion SMRs and whatnot is because we arent willing to coordinate to solve the revenue and funding
SMRs have been around for 50 years. There are scalability problems, tech issues. Many SMR designs generate more radiation waste (by 2 - 30 more) than conventional reactors. Where are we going to out the nuclear waste?
All of these things (and more) should be decided by the public, not #KingCarney.
All of these things (and more) should be decided by the public, not #KingCarney.
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
SMRs have been around for 50 years. There are scalability problems, tech issues. Many SMR designs generate more radiation waste (by 2 - 30 more) than conventional reactors. Where are we going to out the nuclear waste?
All of these things (and more) should be decided by the public, not #KingCarney.
All of these things (and more) should be decided by the public, not #KingCarney.
Ontario's existing, proven nuclear technology costs over 2.5 times as much per Kwh as their hydro generation.
If you think SMRs are going to come in cheaper than that, you're living in Cloud Cuckoo Land.
If you think SMRs are going to come in cheaper than that, you're living in Cloud Cuckoo Land.
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Ontario's existing, proven nuclear technology costs over 2.5 times as much per Kwh as their hydro generation.
If you think SMRs are going to come in cheaper than that, you're living in Cloud Cuckoo Land.
If you think SMRs are going to come in cheaper than that, you're living in Cloud Cuckoo Land.
But our province (SK) sees the unproven technology of SMRs as the panacea for baseload.*
* Or the smokescreen that "allows" us to burn coal until (a possibly literal) Doomsday.
* Or the smokescreen that "allows" us to burn coal until (a possibly literal) Doomsday.
“Electricity rates for Ontarians will increase by…29%….The cost of supplying electricity…has surged because of higher-than-expected nuclear generation costs”
Ontario power rates to rise on higher nuclear generation costs, conservation spending
Rate jump of 29% partly offset by higher provincial electricity rebate
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
But our province (SK) sees the unproven technology of SMRs as the panacea for baseload.*
* Or the smokescreen that "allows" us to burn coal until (a possibly literal) Doomsday.
* Or the smokescreen that "allows" us to burn coal until (a possibly literal) Doomsday.
That tracks. But I can't imagine a continuing naval reactor program wouldn't have efficiencies for civilian SMRs. Having a pool of engineers, machinists, tradies etc who've done.
Agree re 3, technically easier. But nuke uniquely lets you duck duplicative prov/terr regulatory process
Agree re 3, technically easier. But nuke uniquely lets you duck duplicative prov/terr regulatory process
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
That tracks. But I can't imagine a continuing naval reactor program wouldn't have efficiencies for civilian SMRs. Having a pool of engineers, machinists, tradies etc who've done.
Agree re 3, technically easier. But nuke uniquely lets you duck duplicative prov/terr regulatory process
Agree re 3, technically easier. But nuke uniquely lets you duck duplicative prov/terr regulatory process
#SMRs are “the most expensive source per kilowatt of electricity generated when compared with natural gas, traditional #nuclear and #renewables”.
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
If billions are being invested to power submarines not homes, the public deserves to know.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#SMRs are “the most expensive source per kilowatt of electricity generated when compared with natural gas, traditional #nuclear and #renewables”.
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
US government and Brookfield announce $80bn deal to expand nuclear capacity in America
Includes ~9gw of capacity (AP1000s / maybe a mix of SMRs)
20% profit share for US gov, after $17.5bn distribution
🔌💡 www.ft.com/content/e8a5...
Includes ~9gw of capacity (AP1000s / maybe a mix of SMRs)
20% profit share for US gov, after $17.5bn distribution
🔌💡 www.ft.com/content/e8a5...
US government and Westinghouse strike $80bn nuclear reactor deal
Agreement that uses funding from Japan is part of Donald Trump’s push to quadruple country’s nuclear capacity by 2050
www.ft.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
US government and Brookfield announce $80bn deal to expand nuclear capacity in America
Includes ~9gw of capacity (AP1000s / maybe a mix of SMRs)
20% profit share for US gov, after $17.5bn distribution
🔌💡 www.ft.com/content/e8a5...
Includes ~9gw of capacity (AP1000s / maybe a mix of SMRs)
20% profit share for US gov, after $17.5bn distribution
🔌💡 www.ft.com/content/e8a5...
Hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
SMRs are “the most expensive source per kilowatt of electricity generated when compared with natural gas, traditional nuclear and renewables”
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
SMRs are “the most expensive source per kilowatt of electricity generated when compared with natural gas, traditional nuclear and renewables”
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
If billions are being invested to power submarines not homes, the public deserves to know.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
SMRs are “the most expensive source per kilowatt of electricity generated when compared with natural gas, traditional nuclear and renewables”
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
SMRs are “the most expensive source per kilowatt of electricity generated when compared with natural gas, traditional nuclear and renewables”
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
Bill Gates finally realized that his small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) - the slowest, most expensive entry into the climate addressing sweepstakes - will not be taken seriously if people realize how critical the problem is right now.
He can’t get subsidies for tech that will be MUCH too late!
He can’t get subsidies for tech that will be MUCH too late!
Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bill Gates finally realized that his small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) - the slowest, most expensive entry into the climate addressing sweepstakes - will not be taken seriously if people realize how critical the problem is right now.
He can’t get subsidies for tech that will be MUCH too late!
He can’t get subsidies for tech that will be MUCH too late!
And another factor is oligarchs.
Thiel is crazy. I would NEVER trust him.
Peter Thiel is associated with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) through his investment firm, Founders Fund, which has invested in SMR and related companies, such as General Matter.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Thiel is crazy. I would NEVER trust him.
Peter Thiel is associated with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) through his investment firm, Founders Fund, which has invested in SMR and related companies, such as General Matter.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Gay Trump ally Peter Thiel: Fear of technology will bring on the Antichrist
Thiel once suggested that environmental activist Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist, although not in his latest lectures.
www.yahoo.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
And another factor is oligarchs.
Thiel is crazy. I would NEVER trust him.
Peter Thiel is associated with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) through his investment firm, Founders Fund, which has invested in SMR and related companies, such as General Matter.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Thiel is crazy. I would NEVER trust him.
Peter Thiel is associated with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) through his investment firm, Founders Fund, which has invested in SMR and related companies, such as General Matter.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Rural communities can boost resilience and local jobs by stacking renewables: biomass, geothermal, SMRs, solar, and wind. Learn how integration can fuel economic growth and energy independence. Read more: jcshepard.com/2025/10/rura...
#SmallTown #Rural #RenewableEnergy #econdev
#SmallTown #Rural #RenewableEnergy #econdev
October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Rural communities can boost resilience and local jobs by stacking renewables: biomass, geothermal, SMRs, solar, and wind. Learn how integration can fuel economic growth and energy independence. Read more: jcshepard.com/2025/10/rura...
#SmallTown #Rural #RenewableEnergy #econdev
#SmallTown #Rural #RenewableEnergy #econdev
"An independent study released in May by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance found that the Darlington SMRs will cost up to eight times as much as onshore wind, almost six times as much as utility-scale solar, and 2.7 times as much offshore wind in the Great Lakes after factoring in federal tax credits."
BREAKING: Carney, Ford Announce $3B in Subsidies for Darlington Nuclear Project: fabulously expensive new nuclear project in Ontario, using unproven technology that would leave us dependent on U.S. uranium.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-car...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-car...
BREAKING: Carney, Ford Announce $3B in Subsidies for Darlington Nuclear Project
The federal and Ontario governments have announced a combined $3 billion in new subsidies to support small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) development at the Darlington generating station east of Toront...
www.theenergymix.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"An independent study released in May by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance found that the Darlington SMRs will cost up to eight times as much as onshore wind, almost six times as much as utility-scale solar, and 2.7 times as much offshore wind in the Great Lakes after factoring in federal tax credits."