Pathfinder: A Path Not Taken
June 13, 2014, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant. Press photo, Will Davis collection.
The recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcement of policy regarding carbon emissions from power plants has triggered a renewed interest in nuclear energy over the past few weeks; along with this of course comes a focus on small modular reactors (SMRs) and their availability for replacing existing fossil-fueled plants or facilities. We have discussed this topic here at ANS Nuclear Cafe before, in terms of the possibility of adding an SMR onto an existing facility-see "The Hook-Ons."