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NuScale Power : A New Era in Nuclear, with Dr Jose Reyes | White House Chronicle 9013

April 4, 2017 by

The birth of a new era in nuclear: a small modular reactor. The NuScale Power Module is only 50MWe (gross), and a plant can be designed to accommodate growing electrical demand by simply adding additional modules as the need arises.

White House Chronicle, Show #9013
Air Date: March 31, 2017
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Guest: Dr. Jose Reyes, Chief Technology Officer, NuScale Power and Mike McGough, Chief Commercial Officer, NuScale Power
Topic: The birth of a new era in nuclear: a small modular reactor

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