Small nuclear reactors key to sustainable development by ensuring zero emissions: Rosatom

Small modular reactor (SMR) – based nuclear power plants, both floating and onshore, open up a great sustainable development opportunity for the whole world including India. In an interview with ET’s Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury Nikita Mazein, Vice President of Rusatom Overseas (Rusatom Overseas is a company within the Rosatom State Corporation Group) explains how small reactors can play a big role in phasing out coal-fired power plants.

The first question relates to the world’s biggest urgent issue of climate change and on the role small reactors can play in phasing out coal-fired power plants (US and other countries have retired many coal-fired plants).
Small modular reactor (SMR) – based plants, both floating and onshore, open up a great sustainable development opportunity for the whole world.