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WELCOME TO SMR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY

SMR Nuclear Technology Pty Ltd (SMR-NT) is an independent Australian-owned specialist consulting company.


SMR-NT was established to advise on and facilitate the siting, development and operation of safe nuclear power generation technologies, principally by Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).


SMR-NT’s directors have over 100 years of combined experience in power generation, including nearly 50 years of nuclear power generating experience.

LATEST NEWS

FEBRUARY 2025 – Nuclear Power Plants do not require substantially more cooling water than coal-fired power stations. The latest SMR-NT fact sheet provides international and Australian figures.

 

NOVEMBER 2024 – SMR-NT's submission to the House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy 2024 inquiry into nuclear power generation has now been published on the inquiry website as submission 272.

 

JULY 2024 – Infographics to provide policy makers and the Australian community with a better understanding of the long-term costs and sustainability of the different low emissions technologies for electricity generation (updated from the GenCost 2023-24 Report).

 

JUNE 2024 – The Case for Microreactors in Australia 

 

JUNE 2024 – SMR-NT Technical Director Tony Irwin discusses with Ross Greenwood the history of nuclear in Australia and examines the advantages of a nuclear power program.

 

Sunday 23 June 2024 - Sky Business Weekend 
 

JUNE 2024 – SMR-NT releases its updated Coal-to-Nuclear report.

APRIL 2024 – The US Department of Energy has issued two useful guides for replacing retiring coal-fired power stations with nuclear power plants.

JANUARY 2024 – CSIRO has issued their GenCost 2023-24 draft report. SMR-NT is concerned that the Australian Governments, Federal and State, are not receiving the complete information needed to make an informed long-term view of options for electricity supply. Our submission recommends changes before CSIRO issue the final report.

NOVEMBER 2023 – SMR-NT comments on the termination of the UAMPS/NuScale Carbon Free Power Project

JUNE 2023 -  Opportunities for the Deployment of Small and Micro-reactors for Mines and Remote Communities in Australia – presentation at the 26th World Mining Congress Brisbane June 2023

NOVEMBER 2022 -  SMR-NT Technical Director Tony Irwin was one of the group of 15 experts that gave presentations and engaged in Q&A sessions at Federal Parliament on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th November 2022.

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Presentation 1 - Nuclear 101

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Presentation 2 - The case for SMRs

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Presentation 3 - The management of used fuel

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AUGUST 2022 - The board of SMR Nuclear Technology today congratulated the Federal Opposition led by Peter Dutton MP on its timely and farsighted decision to review the archaic policy that has stood in the way of Australia developing a key industry for its economic development and its energy security. The directors encouraged all political parties to contribute constructively to their own review of policy at this critical point in international affairs.

AUGUST 2021 - The Case for SMRs in Australia 2021

MARCH 2021 - SMR Global Status Report

FEBRUARY 2021 - Inquiry into the development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales – SMR-NT submission (S21) to the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on State Development

2021 - New report from NuScale (USA) examines the benefits of re-powering retiring coal fired power stations with SMRs, including the transition of workers to similar positions

For all company publications and presentations, please go to the ‘Publications page'

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Is your community interested in reliable, low-emissions electricity? Is your community interested in new jobs in your area?

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Roadmap for deployment of SMRs in Australia

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SMR Nuclear Technology
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All information on this website is provided in good faith by SMR-NT for general information only. Some of it is incomplete. Some of it is from third party sources and unverified. None of it is intended to provide a basis for any investment or other action by any party. SMR-NT will not be liable to any party for any error, omission, ambiguity or lack of completeness

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