Evening Lecture – The Development of SMRs: Challenges and Opportunities

The potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a competitive, low carbon technology in future integrated energy systems is gaining recognition by policymakers. SMRs bring simplification and standardisation that could improve the overall economics and deployment of nuclear energy. While some developers have made significant progress over the last few years towards the construction of prototypes and First-of-a-kind (FOAK) units, a number of challenges remain in order to demonstrate the commercial viability of SMRs.