New Zealand weighs small modular nuclear reactors as potential energy source amid nuclear-free legislation
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Summary
New Zealand is exploring the potential of small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors as a new energy source, despite its nuclear-free legislation. The article examines the growing global interest in smaller nuclear reactors, with operational units in China and Russia, and partnerships between data center companies and nuclear reactor developers. It weighs the pros and cons of adopting this developing technology for New Zealand's energy future.
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Small modular reactors (SMRs), and even smaller microreactors the size of shipping containers are in development or being explored by several countries.
While New Zealand has nuclear-free legislation, it does not block the use of the technology as an energy source
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