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First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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Another problem is that small reactors increase the amount of waste produced and inefficiencies apparently too.
https://news.stanford.edu/2022/05/30/small-modular-reactors-produce-high-levels-nuclear-waste/
You also need to provide full security and such for them (so I'd be guessing more overheads)