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Q&A quick guide: Small modular reactors
As nuclear demand heats up, we answer your questions on a technology that could help shape the future.
July 2025
Key takeaways
- Amid surging electricity demand, driven in part by the rise in AI/data centers, nuclear energy offers a potential solution. And new advancements in technology may now make the tipping point in sight for small modular reactors (SMRs) to reshape nuclear energy supply chains over the next decade, according to BofA Global Research.
- If commercialized, SMRs would offer five major advantages over conventional, large-scale nuclear power plants (NPPs), according to BofA Global Research: 1) better affordability; 2) enhanced safety; 3) modularization; 4) smaller footprint; and 5) reduced CO2 production.
- With momentum building around SMRs in 2025, we unpack seven questions to better understand the road forward.
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