The SMR-300 reactor is designed to provide up to 300 megawatts per module, enough to power about 300,000 homes.

“The companies that are coming here are going to need a different type of energy long term ... While existing nuclear reactors use cooling systems filled with water, so-called “advanced ...

The Palisades nuclear plant shut down in 2022 ... The tech industry has shown interest in these types of reactors, with Alphabet and Amazon announcing investments in the technology last October ...

Two new modular nuclear reactors, dubbed SMR-300s ... "The thinking is, it's really hard and really expensive to build the types of plants we operate and have operating," he said.

Kewaunee County is hopeful that the site of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant can once again become a massive economic fixture ...

The lab's Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is testing a reactor design that replaces traditional fuel rods with a liquid mix of uranium and molten salt.

Two new modular nuclear reactors, dubbed SMR-300s ... "The thinking is, it's really hard and really expensive to build the types of plants we operate and have operating," he said.

The nuclear industry hopes such reactors will create greater flexibility ... A previous version of this story misstated the nature the type of action taken by the NRC.