The race to develop small modular reactors is on, with the promise to provide fossil-free energy everywhere. But only one has been built so far. What’s going wrong? #nuclearenergy #smallmodularreactor #planeta We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Credits: Reporter – Adam Baheej Adada Supervising Editor – Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge Fact Check – Jeannette Cwienk, Alexander Paquet Read More: Technical briefing on SMR technology https://www.base.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/BASE/EN/reports/kt/technical-briefing-small-modular-reactors.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 A look at the current state of the SMR industry https://thebreakthrough.org/blog/advanced-nuclear-energy-is-in-trouble Analysis of public support for nuclear energy https://www.radiantenergygroup.com/reports/public-attitudes-toward-clean-energy-nuclear Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:06 The problem with big nuclear 02:25 How SMRs could work 04:36 Passive safety 06:41 The startup approach 09:04 SMRs as a strategic national investment 11:30 Are they viable? 12:36 Conclusion