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SMRs are the key to net zero
Introduction
1.
Nuclear power enjoys strong public support globally as concerns
about climate change mount. However, in a watershed
moment at COP 28, there was a commitment by 22 members
to triple nuclear generation and, most importantly, the formal
acceptance for nuclear as a low-zero emissions technology to
fight climate change.
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COP 28 has committed to tripling nuclear energy
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Nuclear energy is now widely considered clean and
enjoys significant public support
3. SMRs (AR’s) can rapidly be industrialized via proven and
defined roadmaps.
North American Nuclear Transformation
Director
Paul leads our North American Nuclear business,
based on decades of experience in nuclear energy,
to include operations, engineering, nuclear services,
nuclear fuel, and IT systems to support fleet
operations.
The scale for decarbonization of all industries is massive along
with the emerging demand for data centers to power AI is
driving an unprecedented interest in clean energy. Nuclear with
it’s dense and firm power is recognized as the key technology
to meet this demand.
SMRs, to include Advanced Reactors, broaden the use cases
for nuclear as compared to traditional reactors, to address the
diverse energy demands for net zero. As result, SMRs have gone
from a potential solution to achieve net zero to a critical asset
to achieve net zero by 2050.
While nuclear has had it’s challenges in the past, the path
forward of other renewable technology also has challenges.
The difference for nuclear is that theroadmap to success is
well understood and proven and all it takes commitment to
overcome these obstacles.
WEMO 2024
Two fundamental shifts have established nuclear as the
key to reaching net zero
2. Massive electricity demand to achieve net zero and rapidly
emerging demand from data centers for AI, has tipped the
scales towards nuclear.
Paul Shoemaker
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