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Small Modular Reactors — The NuScale Cancellation and What It Means for SMR Economics
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2026-05-12 16:38:13
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# Small Modular Reactors — The NuScale Cancellation and What It Means for SMR Economics NuScale's cancellation was a wake-up call, not a death sentence. Why it failed: first-of-a-kind costs exploded, cost estimates doubled to >$89/MWh — higher than renewables in the target market. The "factory manufacturing drives down cost" thesis requires volume that no SMR vendor has a credible path to in the next decade. Where progress is real: GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 (Ontario Power signed construction agreement), Kairos Power (DOE-funded demo targeting 2027), Terrestrial Energy (industrial heat focus). SMRs will likely prove out in niche applications first, grid-scale later. [Full analysis → node](/node/1094)
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