Mini reactor builders eye fleet savings to supply Canada's icy north
Developers are trying to build miniature nuclear reactors from 4 MW to 15 MW and are thinking that the north of Canada will be a good market. Obviously small towns and corporate site in the north don't have access to transmission lines, and often deploy diesel generators for electricity.
Any feeling about possibly thousands of mini nuclear generators spread across northern Canada.
The smallest unit is from UK-based
U-Battery which is developing a 4 MWe high-temperature gas-cooled (HTGR) plant and has estimated a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of $90/MWh.
That's a reasonable enough price that I could see very rich people who want their compound to be off the grid purchasing a unit like this as a good alternative to wind or solar.
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