I downvoted it because only a couple of small modular reactors have been constructed so far, and neither of them use spent fuel rods from older reactors as fuel:
If you were referring to a theoretical SMR design, I will believe it after a demonstration unit is built and operating. Most reactor designs never enter industrial use, just like most designs for new kinds of batteries or solar cells.
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I downvoted it because only a couple of small modular reactors have been constructed so far, and neither of them use spent fuel rods from older reactors as fuel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTR-PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademik_Lomonosov
If you were referring to a theoretical SMR design, I will believe it after a demonstration unit is built and operating. Most reactor designs never enter industrial use, just like most designs for new kinds of batteries or solar cells.