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Corpus Christi selected for small modular reactor integration project
The project would use small modular reactors, a technology the US government is also pursuing through plans to expand nuclear capacity fourfold by 2050, including research into floating nuclear power.
The port of Corpus Christi has been selected as one of two US ports for a project focused on integrating small modular reactors, aiming to expand nuclear power use in more industries and advance SMR technology, according to OilPrice.
The article says SMRs are designed to be installed faster than conventional nuclear plants, with more flexible siting, and can be built in stages to match growing energy demand at a site.
It also notes that real world deployment has been difficult and costly in the past, pointing to NuScale canceling the company’s planned first US SMR project due to a lack of interest amid rising electricity costs.
OilPrice adds that the Trump administration continues to pursue nuclear expansion, including a federal effort this year to look into floating nuclear power, as the administration targets quadrupling US nuclear capacity by 2050.