I just recently read this very well-written article on why SMRs don't make sense (I don't recall, but I probably got the link here!).<p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/what-drives-this-madness-on-small-modular-nuclear-reactors/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/what-drives-this-madnes...</a><p>sample excerpt:
To be clear, if SMRs made sense, existing nuclear power generation facilities are the place to build them. They are already at the centre of the seven overlapping layers of defence that nuclear generation sites require from the international, all supply and waste chains and the physical and electronic security of the facility itself.