Projects in Texas and Tennessee are on the cusp of delivering first-generation small modular reactor (SMR) prototypes designed to eventually be mass-produced and make nuclear power the “energy of the future,” an industry insider told The Epoch Times.
“We’re going to start seeing SMRs come online by the end of the decade or early 2030s,” said United States Nuclear Industry Council CEO Todd Abrajano.
In the November interview, Abrajano updated breakthroughs in nuclear fuel development, advanced reactor designs, and “first-mover” innovations spurred by federal and state investments and policy inducements.
Abrajano, who assumed leadership of the Washington-based council in January 2023, said at least three new technologies developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Reactor Pilot Program, and accelerated under May executive orders issued by President Donald Trump, could “achieve criticality”—sustained energy generation—“by July 4 of next year for the 250th celebration of America.”…
Eyes on the Prize: US Nuclear Industry Chief Excited About Breakthroughs on the Horizon
