HOW VIABLE IS IT TO REPOWER COAL PLANTS ? Replacing coal boilers with small modular reactors ( SMRs , a . k . a clean heat sources ) allows the use of existing infrastructure for clean electricity generation and a fast , lowrisk path to decarbonising global power generation . Unlike other proposed solutions , repowering coal plants offers robust political viability because it preserves jobs , local economies and existing , high-value infrastructure investments .
WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF AMRS ? We ’ re building the market for Advanced Modular Reactors ( AMRs ) at the same time as the product itself is being developed . The digital tools
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