With demand set to grow for base-load type clean power generation like nuclear, so will the skepticism, concern. The latest opinions to bubble up to the surface of public perception in the wake of the Nuclear Symposium 2024 place a focus on the stained history of the sector, with safety and longevity questioned. This will not do any good to the many companies that are trying to get the ball rolling for the age of new nuclear, more specifically small modular reactors (SMRs). The SMR has been introduced in order to make nuclear more accessible to private investment and thus reduce reliance on government finances and thus political backing – not that the sector lacks the latter. But a key…