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Could Small Modular Reactors Soon Power Data Centers?

... traditional energy sources such as coal, gas and large nuclear power plants (NPPs), which often struggle to deliver what modern data centers need the most: flexibility, fast scalability and environmental sustainability. Could small modular reactors (SMRs), with their fundamentally new approach to powering data centers, become a solution to this trilemma? We discussed this with Alexander Volgin, Project Director at Rosatom Energy Projects JSC. How viable from a technological and economic perspective ...

25.08.2025

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Nuclear Power and the Global South

... NPPs without the risk of disrupting the entire grid. Given the limited scale of the national energy sector, the construction of a large NPP seems inexpedient; therefore, exploring new types of nuclear power facilities, such as small modular reactors (SMRs), appears to be a promising solution. For the Global South, SMRs offer considerable advantages, as they significantly reduce construction and payback periods while increasing investment attractiveness. Russia — India Relations in Broader Geopolitical ...

30.01.2025

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