The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer
For the last 20 years, the future of nuclear power has stood in a high bay laboratory tucked away on the Oregon State University campus in the western part of the state. Operated by NuScale Power, an Oregon-based energy startup, this prototype reactor represents a new chapter in the conflict-ridden, politically bedeviled saga of nuclear power plants. NuScale\u2019s reactor won\u2019t need massive cooling towers or sprawling emergency zones.