Worldwide, over the last two years, a very visible international
move towards nuclear power has become evident. What is
more, this move is accelerating, with more and more leaders in
politics and business being prepared to stand up and to be
counted as amongst nuclear power supporters. This is an
exciting development.

Some notable milestones have been; the European Union
declaring that nuclear energy is green, and the successful
construction of a large four-reactor nuclear power station in the
UAE. This is the first venture of the UAE into nuclear power, and
the project has progressed smoothly according to plan.

Nuclear power has traditionally been seen as the domain of the
large first world countries. But now, another new exciting door
has been opened. That is the advent of the Small Modular
Reactors. The rapid emergence of SMRs has opened nuclear
power to any country. The whole concept of SMR’s is changing
many traditionally held views. For example, there is no need for
an SMR to be connected into the National Grid. An SMR could
have its own mini grid, which can be as small as two to five
kilometers in diameter. So SMR’s can be owned by individual
companies, such as large mining companies, or provinces, or
even individual cities and agricultural clusters.