Stanford research finds Labour’s preferred small modular reactors will produce even more highly radioactive nuclear waste

Stanford research finds Labour’s preferred small modular reactors will produce even more highly radioactive nuclear waste

By JB Stanford-led research finds small modular reactors will exacerbate challenges of highly radioactive nuclear waste Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from Stanford and the University of British Columbia. A study published in May 31 2022 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has reached th…