{"id":1859,"date":"2026-07-16T15:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/faq\/are-small-modular-reactors-just-a-marketing-gimmick\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:52:09","slug":"are-small-modular-reactors-just-a-marketing-gimmick","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/en\/faq\/are-small-modular-reactors-just-a-marketing-gimmick\/","title":{"rendered":"Are small modular reactors just a marketing gimmick?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SMRs are a real family of projects, with development programmes, licences, and industrial initiatives in several countries. Their possible advantages include modularity, smaller size, serial production, and applications in specific grids or industrial sites. However, costs, timescales, supply chains, and large-scale economic performance have yet to be demonstrated for many designs. 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