A nuclear engineer with an entrepreneurial spirit may do well with one

coolhandnukeWhat’s of interest to a nuclear engineer who doesn’t want to get swallowed up in the bureaucracy of a mega utility is that small reactor projects are organized like Silicon Valley start-ups.

Venture capitalists are willing to roll the dice on small reactors. Two of the small reactor firms, Hyperion and NuScale, landed some of their initial funding from these types of investors.

So, if you have an entrepreneurial fire in your soul, take a look at small reactors. Here’s a brief profile of some of them posted exclusively at CoolHandNuke. Check it out.

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Idaho Samizdat is a blog about the political and economic aspects of nuclear energy and nonproliferation issues.  It covers the nuclear energy industry globally.  Additionally, the blog has regional coverage on uranium mining in the western U.S.  Link to original post