(Source: CBC News)
An overview of the possibilities and limitations of Small Modular Reactors: [1]
- The main strength is their (eventual) ability to supply large amouns of power to isolated situations, such as a tar-sands mine, with no GHG emissions.
- The limitations include: earliest delivery date is claimed by proponents to be 2030, not in time to make significant progress for Paris targets; and extreme technical challenges of operation, particularly in isolated sites.
Discussion
- The power capacity of each generator is relatively small (from 5 MW up to 300 MW; the equivalent of 100 wind turbines)
- Implementation will be at least nine years from now (2021), so of no value in meeting 2030 targets
- This does not sound like an appropriate technology to install in isolated northern villages to replace diesel generators.
- The proponents do not provide any discussion of the radioactive waste and how it would be handled.
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