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Small modular nuclear reactors can help meet US energy and emission goals—if we let them

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Small modular nuclear reactors could reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by up to 59 million metric tons by 2050 .

Researchers: SMRs could compete when natural gas is priced at $ 6 or more per metric million British thermal units.

SMRs produce about 30% the power of an average conventional plant, but they can be housed in a single building on the site where the power will be used.

The research was conducted by the University of Michigan .

U.S. conventional nuclear plants currently provide the country with about 100 gigawatts of power capacity.

The facilities analyzed by the team could deploy more than an additional 20 gigawatts in the best-case scenario for SMRs.

"It's going to take everything, but it's all in the service of reliable, low-carbon energy," Vanatta said.

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