Letter: Small nuclear reactor would be much safer than traditional large ones

As CEO/general manager of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, I wish to correct errors contained in a July 31 letter from a known critic of nuclear power generation who questioned the wisdom of UAMPS’ public power agencies developing a nonpolluting, carbon-free, small modular nuclear reactor project. The letter writer has misportrayed the facts of this non-greenhouse-gas-emitting resource, ignoring the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s rigorous process to grant design certific