Small nuclear reactors head to Atomic City, and everyone is arguing
Miniature nuclear power plants are preparing to go live in the Idaho desert, proving that nothing says progress like downsizing an atomic core.
Engineers are gearing up to test next-generation small modular reactors right out in the sagebrush of Atomic City. The pitch is pretty straightforward: build compact, modular reactors in factories that are supposedly far cheaper, quicker to set up, and inherently safer than the gargantuan concrete towers of the past.
Naturally, public opinion is completely split between celebrating carbon-free baseload power and sweating over the idea of localized atomic infrastructure springing up in backyard communities.
Society will happily power data centers with pocket-sized uranium before finding a consensus on where to bury the radioactive leftovers.
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