Small Nuclear Reactors May Spur Factory Jobs, Exports, U.S. Says
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The Obama administration’s plan to develop a new generation of small nuclear reactors may spur U.S. manufacturing jobs and exports, the Commerce Department said.
Building “small modular reactors,” about a third the size of the nuclear units now used by power companies, may provide “tremendous new commercial opportunities for U.S. firms and workers,” the department’s International Trade Administration said today in a report.