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First U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design Has Been Certified By NRC

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It is the first time in the history that US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a design for a modern Small Modular Reactor (SMR).

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The certification permits companies to choose a modern reactor design when they apply for a permit to construct and operate an entirely brand-new power station.

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The NRC's certification is an important endorsement of the possibility of a climate solution, 

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Which is still in the middle of debate among environmentalists.

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“SMRs are no longer an abstract concept,” Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff said in a Department of Energy press release.

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If these new reactors can overcome the problems that nuke power stations have had to face then it's going to be super exciting.

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