A Summary of Findings from the November 14 CSIS Workshop on SMRs
December 18, 2013
On November 14, 2013, roughly 40 participants from the federal government, industry, and environmental community gathered at CSIS for a three-hour session to discuss two issues: (1) Why electric utilities are interested in small modular reactors (SMRs) and their potential domestic market; and (2) The potential role for the U.S. government—outside of the Department of Energy (DOE) SMR program—in helping develop the domestic and global market for SMRs. This report provides a brief summary of the discussion and offers some policy recommendations.