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Nuclear Power

Can small modular reactors at chemical plants save nuclear energy?

New technologies could be a good fit for large chemical plants, if anyone manages to start building them

by Craig Bettenhausen

September 11, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 30

A metal sphere about the size of a billiard ball sits in a person's palm.

Credit: X-Energy | X-Energy's nuclear fuel pellet

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