Currently, all large commercial power reactors in the United States and most in the rest of the world are based on “light water” designs — that is, they use uranium fuel and ordinary water for cooling. By contrast, an emerging class of small reactors come in widely varying designs and use a variety of fuels and cooling systems, some can even utilize existing legacy radioactive waste as a fuel source. They range from downsized light-water reactors to more exotic liquid metal-cooled fast reactors, with the smallest designs beginning at a 10 MW capacity.

SRS is an ideal place to develop and demonstrate this new technology and offers the following benefits to the SRSCRO Region and the nation:

• Job creation
• Private sector Economic Development
• Export of U.S. goods and service
• Benefits to national security and energy policy
• Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions