Mike Simpson: “I have not heard a problem here that a small modular reactor could not…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016

I have not heard a problem here that a small modular reactor could not fix.

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Simpson suggests small modular reactors could solve existing energy problems.

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Mike Simpson: “I have not heard a problem here that a small modular reactor could not fix.”