Small nuclear plants—better known as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—have become one of the most heated energy debates of the decade. Governments, international agencies, and emerging energy companies ...

In January, Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce told a room full of business and energy officials that communities across the province have been "petitioning us for a small modular reactor." The ...

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are often presented as a promising innovation in the quest for low-carbon energy, but their potential impact remains a subject of debate. These reactors, capable of ...

As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that ...

For more than half a century, nuclear power has been built around large reactors, often producing more than 1,000 megawatts from a single unit. Small modular reactors, or SMRs, take a different ...

Small, possibly portable, nuclear reactors that can’t melt down are moving toward reality in the United States, with what may be the first two coming online or beginning construction this year. The US ...

The first American electric plant powered by small modular nuclear reactors is under development to connect to the PJM Interconnection regional grid that includes Maryland. But an operational date of ...

This story is part of a series called Shockwave: Rising energy demand and the future of the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is in the midst of a seismic energy shakeup, from skyrocketing data ...