Small modular reactors can be a thousand times safer

Traditional nuclear power plants rely on massive infrastructure to manage heat and safety, but a new generation of small modular reactors (SMRs) is designed to be a thousand times safer than existing technology. These compact units, such as the innovative i-SMR being developed in South Korea, produce about 170 megawatts of electricity. Because of their smaller scale and simplified pressurized water technology, they can fundamentally block the possibility of large-loss-of-coolant accidents.